List of publications of K. Petrovay


A. Refereed journal papers

[A.1] Petrovay K.: "Properties of a Spherical Galaxy with Exponential Energy Distribution", Astrophys. Space Sci. 138, 323-332 (1987) 660 kB [ADS]
[A.2] van Driel-Gesztelyi L. & Petrovay K.: "Asymmetric Flux Loops in Active Regions I", Solar Phys. 126, 285-298 (1990) 1.1 MB [ADS]
[A.3] Petrovay K., Brown J. C., van Driel-Gesztelyi L., Fletcher L., Marik M. & Stewart G.: "Asymmetric Flux Loops in Active Regions II", Solar Phys. 127, 51-64 (1990) 1.0 MB [ADS]
[A.4] Petrovay K.: "Morphology of Convection and Mixing-Length Theory", Astrophys. J. 899, 722-727 (1990) 892 kB [ADS]
[A.5] Petrovay K. & Abuzeid B.: "Cluster Analysis of the Space-Time Distribution of Sunspot Groups During Solar Cycle No. 20", Solar Phys. 131, 231-237 (1991) 611 kB [ADS]
[A.6] Petrovay K.: "On the Properties of Toroidal Flux Tubes in the Solar Dynamo", Solar Phys. 134, 407-410 (1991) 511 kB [ADS]
[A.7] Petrovay K.: "The Anisotropy of Low Prandtl Number Turbulent Convection", Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn. 65, 183-201 (1992) 66 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.8] Petrovay K. & Szakály G.: "The Origin of Intranetwork Fields: A Small-Scale Solar Dynamo", Astron. Astrophys. 274, 543-554 (1993) 133 kB [ADS]
[A.9] Faurobert-Scholl M., Feautrier N., Machefert F., Petrovay K. & Spielfiedel A.: "Turbulent Magnetic Fields in the Solar Photosphere. Diagnostics and Interpretation", Astron. Astrophys. 298, 289-302 (1995) 754 kB [ADS]
[A.10] Petrovay K. & Moreno-Insertis F.: "Turbulent Erosion of Magnetic Flux Tubes", Astrophys. J. 485, 398-408 (1997) 716 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.11] Petrovay K. & van Driel-Gesztelyi L.: " Making Sense of Sunspot Decay, I: Parabolic Decay Law and Gnevyshev-Waldmeier Relation ", Solar Phys. 176, 249-266 (1997) 117 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.12] Petrovay K. & Zsargó J.: "On the Validity of Quasilinear Kinematic Mean-field Electrodynamics in Astrophysical Flows", Mon. Not. Roy. Astr. Soc. 296, 245-252 (1998) 94 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.13] Petrovay K. & Szakály G.: "Transport Effects in the Evolution of the Global Solar Magnetic Field", Solar Phys. 185, 1-13 (1999) 183 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.14] Petrovay K., Martínez Pillet V. & van Driel-Gesztelyi L.: "Making Sense of Sunspot Decay II: Deviations from the Mean Law and Plage Effects", Solar Phys. 188, 315-330 (1999) 158 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.15] Forgács-Dajka E. & Petrovay K.: "Tachocline Confinement by an Oscillatory Magnetic Field", Solar Phys. 203, 195-210 (2001) 250 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.16] Petrovay K.: "Turbulence in the Solar Photosphere", Space Sci. Rev. 95, 9-24 (2001) 89 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.17] Petrovay K. & Forgács-Dajka E.: "The Role of Active Regions in the Generation of Torsional Oscillations", Solar Phys., 205, 39-52 (2002) 354 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.18] Forgács-Dajka E. & Petrovay K.: "Dynamics of the Fast Solar Tachocline I: Dipolar Field", Astron. Astrophys. 389, 629-640 (2002) 360 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.19] Marik D. & Petrovay K.: "A New Model for the Lower Overshoot Layer in the Sun", Astron. Astrophys. 396, 1011-1014 (2002) 90 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.20] Petrovay K.: "A Consistent One-Dimensional Model for the Turbulent Tachocline", Solar Phys. 215, 17-30 (2003) 99 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.21] Petrovay K. & Kerekes A.: "The Effect of a Meridional Flow on Parker's Interface Dynamo", Mon. Not. Roy. Astr. Soc.. 351, L59-L62 (2004) 107 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.22] Chatterjee P., Choudhuri A.R. & Petrovay, K.: "Development of twist in an emerging magnetic flux tube by poloidal field accretion", Astron. Astrophys. 449, 781-789 (2006) 545 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.23] Petrovay K., Erdélyi R. & Thompson M.J.: "The Effect of Abnormal Granulation on Acoustic Wave Travel Times and Mode Frequencies", Solar Phys. 240, 197-209 (2007) 357 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.24] Petrovay K.: "On the Possibility of a Bimodal Solar Dynamo", Astr. Nachr. 328, 777-780 (2007) 86 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.25] Marschalkó G., Petrovay K. & Forgács-Dajka E.: "Molecular cloud abundances and anomalous diffusion", Astr. Nachr. 328, 871-874 (2007) 126 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.26] Chatterjee P., Choudhuri A.R., Petrovay K. & Nandi D.: "A Theoretical Model for the Magnetic Helicity in Solar Active Regions", Adv. Space Res. 41, 893-896 (2008) 291 kB [ADS]
[A.27] Petrovay K. & Christensen U.: "The Magnetic Sun: Reversals and Long-Term Variations", Space Sci. Rev. 155, 371-385 (2010) 734 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.28] Petrovay K., Kerekes A. & Erdélyi R.: "An analytic interface dynamo over a shear layer of finite depth", Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dyn. 104, 619-630 (2010) 285 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[A.29] Petrosyan A., Balogh A., Goldstein M.L., Léorat J., Marsch E., Petrovay K., Roberts, B., von Steiger R. & Vial J.-C.: "Turbulence in the Sun and heliosphere", Space Sci. Rev. 156, 135-238 (2010) 7.1 MB [ADS]
[A.30] Petrovay K.: "Solar Cycle Prediction", Living Rev. Solar Phys. 7, 6 (2010) 291 kB [ADS] [arXiv]


B. Books

[B.1] Cserepes L. & Petrovay K.: "Kozmikus fizika", ELTE, Budapest (1993)
---, 2nd, revised edition (2002)
[B.2] Erdélyi R., Petrovay K., Roberts B. & Aschwanden M. (eds.): "Turbulence, Waves, and Instabilities in the Solar Plasma", NATO Science Ser. II.124, Kluwer, Dordrecht (2003) [ADS]
[B.3] Forgács-Dajka E., Erdélyi R. & Petrovay K. (eds.): "Contributions on Turbulence, Waves, and Instabilities in the Solar Plasma", Publ. Astr. Dept. Eötvös Univ. 13, Budapest (2003) [ADS]
[B.4] Forgács-Dajka E., Petrovay K. & Erdélyi R. (eds.): "Computer Processing and Use of Satellite Data in Astronomy and Astrophysics", Publ. Astr. Dept. Eötvös Univ. 14, Budapest (2004) [ADS]
[B.5] Ballai I., Forgács-Dajka E. , Marcu A. & Petrovay K. (eds.): "Plasma- and Astrophysics: From Laboratory to Outer Space", Publ. Astr. Dept. Eötvös Univ. 15, Budapest (2005) [ADS]
[B.6] Petrovay K. (ed.): "A csillagászati tanszék negyed évezrede --- A Quarter Millennium of the Department of Astronomy" [bilingual volume], Publ. Astr. Dept. Eötvös Univ. 16, Budapest (2006)


C. Reviews

[C.1] Petrovay K.: "Theory of Passive Magnetic Field Transport", in: Solar Surface Magnetism (Rutten R.J. & Schrijver C.J, eds.), NATO ASI Series C433 , Kluwer, p. 415-440 (1994) 126 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[C.2] Petrovay K.: "What Makes the Sun Tick? The origin of the solar cycle", In: The Solar Cycle and Terrestrial Climate, ESA Publ. SP-463, 3-14 (2000) 248 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[C.3] Petrovay K.: "Turbulence and its Sources Under the Convective Zone", In: Turbulence, Waves, and Instabilities in the Solar Plasma Erdélyi et al., eds.), NATO Science Ser. II.124, Kluwer, p. 21-30 (2003) 93 kB
[C.4] Petrovay K.: "Past and Future of Scientific Space Missions: An Overview", Publ. Astron. Dept. Eötvös Univ. 14, 5-14 (2004) 73 kB [ADS]
[C.5] Petrovay K., Chatterjee P. & Choudhuri A.R.: "Helical Magnetic Fields in Solar Active Regions: Theory vs. Observations", Publ. Astron. Dept. Eötvös Univ. 17, 5-14 (2006) 234 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[C.6] Petrovay K.: "Solar and planetary dynamos: comparison and recent developments", Proc. IAU Symp. 257, 71-81 (2009) 71 kB [ADS] [arXiv]


D. Other scientific papers

[D.1] Abuzeid B. & Petrovay K.: "An Investigation of Sunspot Nests during Solar Cycle No. 20", in: The Dynamic Sun, Proc. 6th EPS Solar Meeting (L. Dezső, ed.), Publ. Debrecen Obs. 7, 98-99 (1990) 24 kB [ADS]
[D.2] Marik M. and Petrovay K.: "Asymmetry of Emerging Flux Loops Caused by Differential Rotation", in: Solar Photosphere: Structure, Convection and Magnetic Fields (J. O. Stenflo, ed.), Proc. IAU Symp. 138, 321-324 (1990) 363 kB [ADS]
[D.3] Petrovay K.: "Topological Pumping in the Lower Overshoot Layer", in: The Sun and Cool Stars: Activity, Magnetism, Dynamos (I. Tuominen, ed.), Proc. IAU Coll. 130, Lect. Notes in Physics 380, Springer, 67-70 (1991) 31 kB [ADS]
[D.4] Petrovay K.: "The Anisotropy of Turbulence in Astrophysical Plasmas", in: Current Topics in Astrophysical and Fusion Plasma Research. Proc. of 1992 International Workshop on Plasma Physics held in Pichl, Austria (Heyn M. F. and Kernbichler W., eds.), dbv-Verlag für die Technische Universität Graz, p. 61-66 (1993) 34 kB
[D.5] Petrovay K.: "Local and Non-local Contributions to Horizontal Motions in Stellar Convective Zones", in: Inside the Stars, Proc. IAU Coll. 137 (W. Weiss & A. Baglin, eds.), Astron. Soc. Pacif. Conf. Series 40, 293-295 (1993) 32 kB [ADS]
[D.6] Petrovay K. & Szakály G.: "The Sizes of Active Regions and Convective Triggering of the Buoyant Loop Instability", in: The Magnetic and Velocity Fields of Solar Active Regions, Proc. IAU Coll. 141 (H. Zirin et al., eds.), Astron. Soc. Pacif. Conf. Series 46, 108-111 (1993) 31 kB [ADS]
[D.7] Petrovay K. : "Area-Weighting of Sunspot Group Positions and Proper Motion Artefacts", in: The Magnetic and Velocity Fields of Solar Active Regions, Proc. IAU Coll. 141 (H. Zirin et al., eds.), Astron. Soc. Pacif. Conf. Series 46, 123-126 (1993) 27 kB [ADS]
[D.8] Petrovay K. & Szakály G.: "The Small-Scale Photospheric Magnetic Field as an Indicator of the Dynamo", in: The Magnetic and Velocity Fields of Solar Active Regions, Proc. IAU Coll. 141 (H. Zirin et al., eds.), Astron. Soc. Pacif. Conf. Series 46, 143-146 (1993) 40 kB [ADS]
[D.9] Petrovay K.: "Density Pumping of Magnetic Fields in the Solar Convective Zone", in: Solar Magnetic Fields (Schüssler M. & Schmidt W., eds.), Cambridge UP, p. 146-148 (1994) 34 kB [ADS]
[D.10] Petrovay K. & Marik M.: "On the Existence of a Discontinuity at the Lower Boundary of the Solar Convective Zone", in: GONG'94: Helio- and Astero-seismology from Earth and Space, Proc. GONG'94 meeting (Ulrich R.K. et al., eds.), Astron. Soc. Pacif. Conf. Series 76, 216-219 (1995) 23 kB [ADS]
[D.11] Dikpati M., Petrovay K. & Szakály G.: "Microwave mapping as a possible new diagnostic tool for large-scale solar magnetic fields", in: Radio Emission from the Stars and the Sun (Taylor A. R. & Paredes J.M. eds.), Astron. Soc. Pacif. Conf. Series 93, 363-365 (1996) 170 kB
[D.12] Petrovay K. & van Driel-Gesztelyi L.: "Sunspot Decay as Turbulent Erosion of a Magnetic Flux Tube", in: Advances in the Physics of Sunspots (Schmieder B., del Toro Iniesta J.-C. & Vázquez eds.), Astron. Soc. Pacif. Conf. Series 118, 145-149 (1997) 47 kB [ADS]
[D.13] Petrovay K.: "A k-epsilon Model of the Lower Overshoot Layer", in: New Eyes to See inside the Sun and Stars (Deubner F.-L., Christensen-Dalsgaard J., \& Kurtz D. eds.), Proc. IAU Symp. 185, Kluwer, p. 121-122 (1998) (click here for the complete poster) 42 kB [ADS]
[D.14] Petrovay K.: "Limits on Anomalous Diffusion in the Solar Photosphere from Sunspot Decay", in: A crossroads for european solar and heliospheric physics: recent achievements and future mission possibilities (E.R.Priest, F. Moreno-Insertis & R.A.Harris eds.), ESA Publ. SP-417, 273-275 (1998) 26 kB [ADS]
[D.15] Petrovay K.: "Origin and Propagation of Fluctuations of Turbulent Magnetic Fields", in: High Resolution Solar Physics: Theory, Observations, and Techniques (Rimmele T., Balasubramaniam K. S. & Radick R. eds.), Proc. 19th NSO/SP Workshop, Astr. Soc. Pacif. Conf. Series 183, 70-77 (1999) 70 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[D.16] Forgács-Dajka E. & Petrovay K.: "Can an Inverse Lambda-effect Explain the Thin Tachocline?", in: Helio- and Asteroreismology at the Dawn of the Millennium, ESA Publ. SP-464, 301-304 (2001) 53 kB [ADS]
[D.17] Petrovay K. & Marik D.: "Numerical Solutions of the Momentum Equations for the Lower Overshoot Layer", in: Helio- and Asteroreismology at the Dawn of the Millennium, ESA Publ. SP-464, 657-660 (2001) 71 kB [ADS]
[D.18] Petrovay K.: "Secondary Shear Instability as a Source of Turbulence in the Solar Tachocline", in: CTR Annual Research Briefs 2002, 255-266 (2003) 94 kB
[D.19] Petrovay K.: "The Sun as a Laboratory for Turbulence Theory: The Problem of Anomalous Diffusion", Publ. Astron. Dept. Eötvös Univ. 14, 53-58 (2005) 80 kB [ADS]
[D.20] Petrovay K., Chatterjee P. & Choudhuri A.R.: "On The Origin of Current Helicity in Active Regions", in: 10 Years of SOHO and Beyond (Proc. SOHO-17), ESA Publ. SP-617, p46, 4 pages (2006) 162 kB [ADS]
[D.21] Petrovay K., Erdélyi R. & Thompson M.J.: "Sound Wave Travel Times in Plage Areas - The Effect of Abnormal Granulation", in: 10 Years of SOHO and Beyond (Proc. SOHO-17), ESA Publ. SP-617, p52, 4 pages (2006) 89 kB [ADS]
[D.22] Petrovay K.: "The Origin of Magnetic Helicity in Solar Active Regions", in: Flows, Boundaries, Interactions (Dumitrache C., Mioc V., Popescu N.A., eds.), AIP Conf. Proc. 934, 3-12 (2007) 518 kB
[D.23] Petrovay K.: "`Black Star' or Astrophysical Black Hole?", in: Astrophysics of Compact Objects (Yuan Y.-F., Li X.-D., Lai D., eds.), AIP Conf. Proc. 968, 426-428 (2008) 14 kB [ADS] [arXiv]
[D.24] Petrovay K.: "Harmonic analysis approach to solar cycle prediction and the Waldmeier effect", Proc. IAU Symp. 264, 150-154 (2010) 146 kB [ADS]


E. Popular science articles

[E.1] Petrovay K: "A világ méretei", Természet Világa 119, 438-441 (1988)
[E.2] Petrovay K: "Bízhatunk-e a Napban?", Természet Világa 120, 197-202 (1989)
[E.3] Petrovay K: "A napfáklyák", Meteor 19,No. 11, 12-15 (1989)
[E.4] Erdélyi R. & Petrovay K.: "A naplégkör szerkezete", in: Csillagászati évkönyv 1991, Magyar Csillagászati Egyesület, Budapest, p. 125-143 (1990)
[E.5] Petrovay K.: "A Naprendszer keletkezése", in: Csillagászati évkönyv 2008, Magyar Csillagászati Egyesület, Budapest, p. 207-227 (2007)


F. Other papers

[F.1] Petrovay K.: "A Mennyei Birodalom csillagászata tegnap és ma", Androméda 1, No. 7-8, 11-17 (1993) 3.4 MB
[F.2] Petrovay K.: "Science and Astronomy Education in Hungary: A Personal View", In: International Symposium on Astrophysics Research and Science Education, (C. D. Impey, ed.), Vatican Observatory, p. 67-71 (1999) 31 kB [ADS]
[F.3] Petrovay K.: "A Close Encounter of the Fourth Kind: Getting Astrophysics to the People on the Canary Islands", In: International Symposium on Astrophysics Research and Science Education, (C. D. Impey, ed.), Vatican Observatory, p. 72-76 (1999) 32 kB [ADS]


O. Unpublished works (theses etc.)

[O.1] Petrovay K.: "Az elliptikus galaxisok fényességeloszlásának eredete", TDK dolgozat, Budapest (1986) 15.5 MB
[O.2] Petrovay K.: "Violens relaxáció és galaxisképződés", diplomamunka, Budapest (1987) 3 MB
[O.3] Petrovay K.: "Eddington metafizikája", TMB filozófiai vizsgadolgozat, Budapest (1988)
[O.4] Petrovay K.: "Aszimmetrikus mágneses fluxushurkok a Nap konvektív zónájában", TMB pályázati munka, Budapest (1989)
[O.5] Petrovay K.: "Mozgások és mágneses terek a Nap konvektív zónájában", kandidátusi értekezés, Budapest (1990)
[O.6] Petrovay K.: "Turbulens mágneses transzportfolyamatok a naptevékenységben", habilitációs tézisek, La Laguna (1997) 327 kB
[O.7] Petrovay K.: "Naptevékenység és turbulencia", MTA doktori értekezés, Budapest (2002) 1012 kB


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