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Donat Wentzel

Physics

#1753

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#2668

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#719

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Cosmology

#281

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#292

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#72

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Astronomy

#280

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#585

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#158

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Astrophysics

#543

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#587

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#154

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Bachelors Physics Princeton University

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According to Wikipedia, Donat G. Wentzel was an American astrophysicist, best known as astronomy educator of undergraduates, graduates, and young researchers. A graduate of the University of Chicago, he established himself in plasma astrophysics, working on cosmic magnetism and electrical currents flowing both between the stars and on the Sun. His outstanding contribution was on Alfven waves driven by cosmic rays and the emission processes of solar flares at radio waves. His book on the “Restless Sun,” written for undergraduates, was named Book of the Year by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific in 1989. Wentzel received 2003 the George Van Biesbroeck Prize. His nomination reads: "For outstanding and sustained contributions during three decades to astronomy education in this country."

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Cosmic-Ray Propagation in the Galaxy: Collective Effects (1974) (243)
Hydromagnetic surface waves (1979) (107)
Coronal heating by Alfvén waves (1974) (101)
Hydromagnetic Waves Excited by Slowly Streaming Cosmic Rays (1968) (69)
The Propagation and Anisotropy of Cosmic Rays. II. Electrons (1969) (67)
Coronal evolution and solar type I radio bursts - an ion-acoustic wave model (1980) (57)
Fermi Acceleration of Charged Particles. (1963) (55)
Hydromagnetic surface waves on cylindrical fluxtubes. (1979) (54)
Nonlinear dissipation of Alfvén waves (1972) (52)
The dissipation of hydromagnetic surface waves (1979) (50)
Hydromagnetic waves and the trapped radiation: 1. Breakdown of the adiabatic invariance (1961) (48)
Motion across Magnetic Discontinuities and Fermi Acceleration of Charged Particles. (1964) (47)
Plasma instabilities in astrophysics (1969) (39)
On the role of hydromagnetic waves in the corona and the base of the solar wind (1977) (32)
Rigidity‐independent propagation of cosmic rays in the solar corona (1978) (31)
Conditions for "storage" of energetic particles in the solar corona. (1976) (31)
Low-frequency waves associated with Langmuir waves in solar wind (1995) (30)
Solar active regions as a percolation phenomenon (1992) (29)
Magnetohydrodynamic wave conversion and solar-wind acceleration in coronal holes (1989) (28)
Heating of the solar corona: A new outlook (1978) (25)
ACCELERATION AND HEATING OF INTERSTELLAR GAS BY COSMIC RAYS. (1971) (25)
On the Shape of Magnetic Stars. (1961) (21)
A theory for the solar type-I radio continuum (1986) (21)
Direct radiation from a strong DC electric field (1991) (19)
FERMI ACCELERATION OF SOLAR COSMIC RAYS (1965) (19)
A test for large-angle radio scattering in the solar corona (1985) (16)
A new interpretation of James's solar radar echoes involving lower-hybrid waves (1981) (14)
Hydromagnetic waves and the trapped radiation: Part 3. Effects on protons above the proton belt (1962) (14)
Structure of sunspot penumbrae - Fallen magnetic flux tubes (1992) (14)
MOTION OF SHOCKS THROUGH THE SOLAR CHROMOSPHERE. (1967) (14)
Polarization of fundamental type III radio bursts (1984) (14)
Hydromagnetic waves and the trapped radiation: 2. Displacements of the mirror points (1961) (12)
Langmuir waves from trapped superthermal electrons (1985) (12)
MAGNETIC FIELDS AND SPIRAL STRUCTURE (1963) (11)
INTERACTION BETWEEN COSMIC-RAY ELECTRONS AND COSMIC-RAY PROTONS. (1969) (11)
Wave reflection and wave disorder in the solar transition zone and corona (1978) (11)
On a Correlation Between the Radial Velocities of Optical and Radio Interstellar Lines. (1962) (9)
Unusual wave phenomena near interplanetary shocks at high latitudes (1995) (9)
On the momentum and energy deposited by hydromagnetic waves in the solar wind (1977) (9)
SOLAR FLARES CAUSED BY THE SKIN EFFECT IN TWISTED MAGNETIC FIELDS (1964) (9)
On the solar type III radio burst emission process (1982) (8)
INTERSTELLAR CLOUDS AND PETSCHEK'S MECHANISM FOR DISSIPATING MAGNETIC FIELDS (1966) (7)
Coronal heating by Alfvén waves, II (1976) (7)
Electromagnetic radiation from a strong dc electric field (1993) (7)
On Mixing in Stellar Interiors Caused by Magnetic Fields (1967) (7)
Solar and stellar radio spikes - Limits on the saturation of the electron-cyclotron maser (1991) (7)
Do changes in coronal emission structure imply magnetic reconnection? (1977) (6)
Pulsar Scintillations due to Distant Streaming Cosmic Rays (1969) (6)
On the relation between CO and gamma-ray observations, cosmic rays, and the thickness of the galactic disk (1975) (5)
HIGH-SPEED INTERSTELLAR GAS DYNAMICS: SHOCKS MODERATED BY COSMIC RAYS. (1971) (5)
Cosmic Magnetic Fields (2004) (5)
Solar radio storms. Proceedings of the 4th CESRA workshop on solar noise storms, held at Trieste, Italy, August 9 - 13, 1982. (1983) (5)
Solar oscillations - generation of a g-mode by two p-modes (1987) (5)
INTERSTELLAR MOTIONS: MINUET OR ROCK? (1971) (4)
An Upper Limit on the Abundance of H_{2} Formed by Chemical-Exchange Reactions (1967) (4)
HYDROMAGNETIC OSCILLATIONS OF A SELF-GRAVITATING FLUID (1962) (4)
Ultraviolet Stars and the Interstellar Gas (1972) (4)
Science Education: A Case for Astronomy. (1971) (3)
Astronomy Education and the American Astronomical Society (1999) (3)
Type I Radio Bursts Deflected by Lower Hybrid Waves (1997) (3)
GROWTH RATE OF THE INTERSTELLAR GARDEN-HOSE INSTABILITY DUE TO COSMIC RAYS. (1968) (3)
On the Polarization of Type I Radio Bursts (1997) (3)
On the Instability of a Stellar Envelope due to Radiation Pressure (1970) (3)
Is there a common explanation for scattering of type III radio bursts and solar radar? (1982) (2)
Galactic Motions in a Large-Scale Magnetic Field (1961) (2)
Dynamics of envelopes of planetary nebulae (1976) (2)
Dissipation of Magnetic Energy in a Solar Flare. (1963) (2)
Solar radio emission very near the plasma frequency (1983) (2)
A CASE FOR ASTRONOMY (1972) (2)
Polarization of starlight by the interstellar medium : a conference sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Lowell Observatory, held at the Kitt Peak and Steward observatories at Tucson, Arizona, on February 6, 1960 (1960) (2)
Solar oscillations - A method for deriving nonlinear effects (1987) (1)
The Effect of a Solar Wind Blast Wave on the Chromosphere. (1966) (1)
On the Spectrum of Turbulence (1958) (1)
The Lives of Stars (2004) (1)
The Restless Solar Corona: Type I Radio Bursts and the Magnetic Evolution of Coronal Loops (1979) (1)
Isotropy of Cosmic Rays Caused by Magnetic Discontinuities (1977) (1)
The restless sun (1989) (1)
Solar activity and the coupling of g-mode oscillations (1986) (1)
Solar-Wind Acceleration in Coronal Holes (1988) (1)
Report on the solar physics-plasma physics workshop (1974) (1)
Adiabatic deceleration of cosmic rays near their sources (1973) (1)
Commission 46: Teaching of Astronomy (1985) (0)
Astronomy Education Programmes (1997) (0)
Inside a Star . . . (1973) (0)
Interstellar Lines and the Dissipation of Interstellar Magnetic Fields by Petschek's Mechanism. (1965) (0)
Self-Confined Cosmic Rays (1985) (0)
Radio Emission from the Seyfert Galaxy NGC 5548 (1982) (0)
A new explanation of solar radio millisecond 'spikes' (1993) (0)
Teaching of Astronomy (1973) (0)
Within the Ann Arbor Community (1998) (0)
Task Group on Education in Astronomy (TGEA): Annual report for 1974. (1974) (0)
I. Local Properties of the Interstellar Matter: Interpretation of the Observations in Terms of Gas Dynamics (1966) (0)
Solar Oscillations: Interactions Among p-Modes (1986) (0)
The distortion of a magnetized cloud by differential galactic rotation (1960) (0)
Limitations on the Roles of Hydromagnetic Waves in the Solar Corona (1976) (0)
DIVISION XII / COMMISSION 46 / PROGRAM GROUP WORLD-WIDE DEVELOPMENT OF ASTRONOMY (2007) (0)
Book Review: In PIAM Memoriam edith Müller: Remembering Edith Alice Müller (1999) (0)
Book-Review - the Restless Sun (1990) (0)
Radio Emission Very Near the Plasma Frequency (1982) (0)
The TGEA (Task Group for Education in Astronomy) - a new educational venture of the AAS. (1972) (0)
Plasma aspects of cosmic rays (1969) (0)
Commission 46: Program Group for the World-Wide Development of Astronomy (2005) (0)
An Upper Limit on the Abundance of Interstellar H2 Formed by Chemical-Exchange Reactions. (1967) (0)
PARTICLE ACCELERATION IN ASTROPHYSICS. (1969) (0)
A Renewal of Astronomy Edcuation in Vietnam (2001) (0)
"Friction" between cosmic rays and the interstellar gas. (1970) (0)
A renewal of astronomy education in Vietnam (2001) (0)
Needs and Opportunities (1984) (0)
On Petschek's mechanism for dissipating interstellar magnetic fields (1967) (0)
Commission 46: Astronomy Education and Development (Education Et Developpement En Astronomie) (2002) (0)
Fermi acceleration and particle pitch angle scattering (1978) (0)
New Trends in Astronomy Teaching: International Schools for Young Astronomers, Astronomically developing countries and Lonely Astronomers (1998) (0)
Equilibria of magnetic stars. (1959) (0)
Active Regions as a Percolation Phenomenon (1991) (0)
46. Teaching of Astronomy (L’Enseignement de l’Astronomie) (1976) (0)
A New Look at James' Solar Radar Results (1980) (0)
High-Energy Astrophysics, Electromagnetic Radiation (2004) (0)
Formation of Solar Flares without Magnetic Neutral Points. (1964) (0)
The Solar Chimes: Searching for Oscillations inside the Sun. (1991) (0)
Solar Physics - Plasma Physics Workshop (1974) (0)
The Origin of the Stars and Elements--Where Did You Come From?. (1973) (0)
The origin of solar flares and the acceleration of charged particles (1963) (0)
Commission 46: The Teaching of Astronomy (1997) (0)
PLASMA INSTABILITIES IN ASTROPHYSICS. Conference Held in Pacific Grove, California, October 14--17, 1968. (1969) (0)
Diverse Structures, same Science (1990) (0)
Scattering of high-energy cosmic rays. (1972) (0)
Plasma Aspects of Cosmic Rays (Notes taken by D. Hall) (1969) (0)
International Educational Projects (1998) (0)
The Origin of the Stars and Elements--A Pictorial History of Space. (1973) (0)
Observations of M 32 at 21 cm (1959) (0)
Practice with MHD (1987) (0)
Programs of I.A.U. Commission 46 for Developing Countries (1990) (0)
Acceleration of Electrons near Solar Flares. (1962) (0)
Commission 46: Teaching of Astronomy: (Enseignement de L'astronomie) (2000) (0)
IAU Programs and Projects in the Developing Countries (1995) (0)

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