The dissipation of magneto-acoustic waves (Q1324337)

The propagation of magneto-acoustic waves in a thermally conducting isothermal atmosphere, in the case of dominant magnetic field, is studied. It is shown that the atmosphere may be divided into two distinct regions: the lower region where the motion is approximately adiabatic, and the upper region where the solution decays with the altitude to a constant value. These two regions are connected by a transition region in which the reflection and the wave modification take place. The reflection coefficients and two equations for resonances are derived. The results are related to the problem of energy balance in the solar atmosphere [\textit{H. Alkahby} and \textit{T. Hussain}, Appl. Math. Lett. 6, No. 6, 59-63 (1993)].