Leon Mestel

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Leon Mestel is affiliated with the following schools: University of Sussex, University of Manchester, Leiden University, University of Cambridge

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According to Wikipedia, Leon Mestel was an Australian astronomer and astrophysicist and Emeritus Professor at the University of Sussex. His research interests were in the areas of star formation and structure, especially stellar magnetism and astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics. He was awarded both the Eddington Medal and the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society . Following his retirement, he wrote several obituaries and biographical articles on physicists and astrophysicists.

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Leon Mestel's Published Works

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Star formation in magnetic dust clouds (1956) (421)
Magnetic Braking by a Stellar Wind—II (1968) (365)
On the galactic law of rotation (1963) (312)
Stellar magnetism (1999) (274)
On the Theory of White Dwarf Stars: I. The Energy Sources of White Dwarfs (1952) (204)
The gravitational collapse of a uniform spheroid. (1965) (182)
On magnetic braking of late-type stars (1987) (175)
Magnetic fields and non-uniform rotation in stellar radiative zones (1987) (125)
Rotation and Stellar Evolution (1953) (108)
A Note on Equatorial Acceleration in a Magnetic Star (1961) (97)
The Magnetic Field of a Contracting Gas Cloud: I. Strict Flux-freezing (1966) (84)
The Energy Content of A White Dwarf and Its Rate of Cooling (1967) (74)
The structure and stability of self-gravitating disks (1963) (73)
Galactic dynamos and density wave theory – II. An alternative treatment for strong non-axisymmetry (1993) (58)
The axisymmetric pulsar magnetosphere (1979) (52)
The Internal Dynamics of the Oblique Rotator (1972) (51)
Angular momentum loss during pre-main sequence contraction (1984) (48)
The axisymmetric pulsar magnetosphere: a new model. (1994) (43)
On the Theory of White Dwarf Stars: II. The Accretion of Interstellar Matter by White Dwarfs (1952) (42)
On the thermal conductivity in dense stars (1950) (40)
Models of rotating magnetic stars (1977) (39)
Galactic Dynamos and Density Wave Theory (1991) (39)
Force-free pulsar magnetospheres (1973) (38)
The Magnetic Field of A Contracting Gas Cloud: II. Finite Diffusion Effects—An Illustrative Example (1967) (36)
ON THE THERMAL GENERATION OF TOROIDAL MAGNETIC FIELDS IN ROTATING STARS (1962) (36)
Magnetic braking during star formation – II (1979) (34)
Magnetic braking during star formation I (1974) (30)
Magnetic Braking by a Stellar Wind—III: The Oblique Rotator with a Quasi-Radial Field (1970) (29)
Meridional Circulation in Shell-Source Stars. (1957) (28)
Star formation and the galactic magnetic field (1960) (26)
PROBLEMS OF STAR FORMATION. II (1965) (26)
The mutual interaction of magnetism, rotation and meridian circulation in stellar radiative zones (1988) (25)
The influence of stellar radiation on the rate of accretion (1954) (24)
Disc-like magneto-gravitational equilibria (1985) (23)
A singular perturbation approach to the effect of a weak magnetic field on stellar oscillations (1982) (23)
Model pulsar magnetospheres: the perpendicular rotator (1999) (22)
Effects of magnetic fields (1975) (20)
Plasma-Wave Interaction in Non-Aligned Pulsar Models (1976) (18)
The rotation of early-type magnetic stars (1990) (18)
Stellar MagnetismSecond Edition (2012) (17)
Aerodynamic Phenomena in Stellar Atmospheres. Edited by R. N. THOMAS. Bologna: Nicola Zanichelli, 1961. 515 pp. (1963) (16)
On mixing by the Eddington–Sweet circulation (1986) (16)
On the construction of a simple model pulsar magnetosphere (1992) (15)
On the Biermann ‘battery’ process in uniformly rotating, chemically inhomogeneous stars (1983) (15)
A Note on the Spin of Sub-condensations Forming in a Differentially Rotating Medium (1966) (13)
The Equilibrium of an Interstellar Magnetic Gas Cloud (1973) (12)
On the Equilibrium of Magnetic Stars (1956) (12)
Pulsar electrodynamics – II (1988) (11)
The equilibrium of an interstellar magnetic disk (1974) (11)
The evolution of stable magnetic fields in stars: an analytical approach (2010) (11)
The Theory of Magnetic Stars (1984) (11)
Magnetic Braking of Late-Type Stars (1993) (10)
Cosmic magnetism (1985) (10)
On the decay of the toroidal component of a large-scale stellar magnetic field (1983) (9)
On the Role of the Magnetic Field in Star Formation (1969) (9)
Gas streaming in barred spiral galaxies (1965) (8)
The action of magnetic torques on the oblique rotator model for magnetic Ap stars (2005) (7)
Theoretical Processes in Star Formation (1977) (7)
TEXAS/ESO-CERN Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics (1990 : Brighton, England) (1992) (7)
Self-gravitating disc-like magnetic gas clouds (1996) (7)
The non-aligned pulsar magnetosphere: An illustrative model for small obliquity (1982) (6)
The axisymmetric non-degenerate black hole magnetosphere (1995) (6)
The Magnetic and Dynamical Fields Outside A Proto-Star (1959) (6)
Meridian Circulation in Stars (1965) (6)
A Cylindrical Pulsar Magnetosphere Model with Particle Inertia (1979) (5)
The interaction of rotation and magnetic field in the Solar System (1984) (5)
THEORY OF MAGNETIC BRAKING OF LATE-TYPE STARS (1991) (5)
Equations for Pulsar Magnetospheres with Particle Inertia (1978) (5)
Arthur Stanley Eddington: pioneer of stellar structure theory (2004) (4)
The Influence of a Magnetic Field on Schwarzschild's Criterion for Instability (1967) (4)
The Pulsar Magnetosphere (1980) (4)
On Magnetic Fields and Gas Streaming in Spiral Galaxies (1966) (4)
Fragmentation of a gas cloud with orthogonal rotation and magnetic axes (1987) (4)
Structure of the pulsar magnetosphere (1981) (4)
Magnetospheric models of pulsars–outstanding questions (1995) (3)
The Early Stages of Star Formation (1989) (3)
Magnetic Fields and Rotation in Late-Type Stars (1987) (3)
A Note on the Magnetic Braking of A Rotating Star (1959) (3)
Sir Fred Hoyle FRS, 1915–2001 (2001) (2)
Ap-Star Models (1976) (2)
Sir Fred Hoyle (2006) (2)
The early days of stellar structure theory (1999) (2)
Effect of Mass Loss by Stellar Winds on the Pre-main Sequence Stage of Stellar Evolution (1974) (2)
"Fossil" Magnetic Fields and the Oblique-Rotator Model (1967) (2)
STELLAR MAGNETIC FIELDS, ORIGIN AND STRUCTURE (1988) (2)
Obituary: Hermann Bondi (1919–2005) (2005) (1)
The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (1961) (1)
The Relativistic Force-free Equation (2001) (1)
Book-Review - Eddington's Search for a Fundamental Theory - a Key to the Universe (1995) (1)
Astronomy centre, University of Sussex. Report for the year ending 1988 September 30. (1989) (1)
Expanding quasar envelopes. Pt. 1. Steady radiation-driven winds (1975) (1)
Effects of Rotation, Magnetic Fields, Planetary Systems, Angular Momentum in Stars, Spin-Down, Binary and Multiple Stars (1970) (1)
Some Remarks on the Theory of Rotating Stars (1984) (1)
Electric gaps in pulsar magnetospheres (1994) (1)
From Stratford to Cambridge (2012) (1)
Radiatively-driven shock waves in quasar envelopes (1986) (1)
Eddington: leading the field (2004) (1)
Magneto-Hydrodynamics Hydrodynamics, Dynamics of the Solar System in the Different Models (1972) (1)
Expanding quasar envelopes. II. Radiation-driven instabilities. (1976) (1)
Magnetic effects in clouds (1992) (1)
The Solar-stellar Connection: Magnetic Braking and Stellar Activity (1992) (1)
Sir Fred Hoyle, FRS (1915–2001) (2002) (1)
Roger John Tayler (1929–1997) (1997) (1)
I. ELECTRODYNAMICS OF THE PULSAR MAGNETOSPHERE AND WAVE ZONE (2015) (0)
The role of magnetic fields in star forming regions (1990) (0)
Book Review: Cosmic magnetism. / Adam Hilger (1988) (0)
Book Review: Seismology of the sun and distant stars. / Reidel, 1986. (1987) (0)
A Molecular Weight Gradient Battery Mechanism for Stellar Magnetic Fields (1983) (0)
Towards understanding the entire universe (1999) (0)
Stellar Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics: Stellar rotation: a historical survey (2003) (0)
The influence of a magnetic field on the oscillations of early-type stars (1981) (0)
On the decay of the magnetic field in a proto-star. (1955) (0)
Obituary: Roger John Taylor, 1929-1997 (1997) (0)
Some comments on the problem of rotation and mixing in stars (2002) (0)
Pulsars: By R. N. Manchester and J. H. Taylor. Pp. 281. Freeman & Co. 1978. £14.20 (1978) (0)
Roger John Tayler, O. B. E.. 25 October 1929–23 January 1997 (1998) (0)
Magnetic Braking and the Oblique Rotator Model (1970) (0)
Preface (1991) (0)
William Hunter McCrea. 13 December 1904 — 25 April 1999 (1999) (0)
Concluding summary: Theoretical aspects (1991) (0)
Magnetohydrodynamics. Swiss Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Fourth Advanced Course, Saas Fee, 1974. (1974) (0)
Cowling's life and work (1991) (0)
Stellar winds: magnetic braking (2012) (0)
Obituary: Sir William McCrea (1999) (0)
Book Review: On the shoulders of giants : the great works of physics and astronomy / Running Press, 2002 (2003) (0)
On the Formation of Close Binary Systems (1967) (0)
A Towering Figure: Reminiscences and Reflections (1997) (0)
Elected For.Mem.R.S. 1996 (2016) (0)
Magnetism And Convection (2003) (0)
Pulsar magnetospheres (1992) (0)
Book Review: Big bang, big bounce: how particles and fields drive cosmic evolution. / Springer-Verlag, 1988. (1989) (0)
William McCrea (1904–1999) (1999) (0)
Book Reviews: ‘Mathematics of the city of heaven’ (1993) (0)
Summary of the Conference: Stars (1989) (0)
Lyman Spitzer Jr. (26 June 1914 - 31 March 1997). (1997) (0)
Magnetic Fields and Stellar Evolution (1981) (0)
Effects of magnetic fields: introductory report (1975) (0)
Magnetic Braking of Stars by Winds (2003) (0)
A Note on Meridian Circulation in Uniformly Rotating Stars (1966) (0)
Galatic and extragalactic magnetic fields (1992) (0)
Book Review: Flat and curved space-times. - 2nd ed. / Oxford University Press, 2000 (2002) (0)
Erratum - Theory of Magnetic Stars (1985) (0)
General Relativistic Electrodynamics and Pulsar Theory (1996) (0)
Martin Schwarzschild. 31 May 1912 — 10 April 1997 (1999) (0)
The Coriolis Effect and the Origin of Prominences (1998) (0)
The axisymmetric pulsar magnetosphere - A classical model (1989) (0)
Book Review of Dynamic Sun Edited by Bhola Dwivedi, Foreward by Eugene N. Parker, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, New York, 2003, 462 pp., £65.00, $90.00, hardback (ISBN 05-2181057-4) (2003) (0)
Magnetism And Star Formation II (2003) (0)
Thomas George Cowling, 17 June 1906 - 16 June 1990 (1991) (0)
Pre-Main Sequence Stars (2003) (0)
Neutron star magnetospheres (1991) (0)
A tribute to Roger J. Tayler (25 October 1929 - 23 January 1997). (1997) (0)
Evidence for the Distribution of Angular Velocity Inside the Sun and Stars - Introduction (1972) (0)
Magnetic Fields In Stellar Interiors (2003) (0)
Magnetic Braking, the Solar Nebula and the Cometary Cloud (1981) (0)
THEORIES OF STELLAR MAGNETISM. (1967) (0)
Hebrew Science (1972) (0)
Magnetohydrodynamics (Book Review) (1976) (0)
Dynamo processes in stars (2012) (0)
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (2002) (0)
The Early-Type Magnetic Stars (2003) (0)
Angular momentum loss mechanisms and stellar spin-down (1995) (0)
Astrophysical MHD: The Early Years (2007) (0)
A review of: "Highlights of astronomy vol. 5" (1983) (0)
Moss : Magnetic fields in spiral galaxies (2012) (0)
DISCUSSION FOLLOWING REVIEW BY L. MESTEL Magnetic fields, angular momentum and fragmentation of clouds PENZIAS: Can you estimate the wavelength and velocity amplitude distri- bution of the Alfvén waves which you suggest to brake the angular momen- (2015) (0)
Magnetic Effects in Star Formation (1962) (0)
Magnetic Field of a Contracting Protostar (1958) (0)
Plasma and magnetohydrodynamics in astrophysics. (1970) (0)
Galactic magnetic fields (1982) (0)
Fred's Contributions to Stellar Evolution (2003) (0)
Discussion Following Review (1977) (0)

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