MHD seismology of the solar corona (Invited)

Abstract:

MHD seismology is the technique where one uses observed wave properties to infer information on the medium that carries the waves. In plasmas, three wave modes are available to the observer to analyse the background.

In this talk, I will focus on the application of MHD seismology to the waves in the solar corona. I will give an overview of the recent developments in the field. In particular, I will present the development of models for waves in coronal loops, how these waves are observed in the solar corona, and how they are used for seismology. Moreover, I will highlight some recent results on the heating of the solar corona by the use of low frequency MHD waves.