Takashi Sakurai

Commendation
for outstanding contributions to solar physics, in particular to the basic theory of solar wind for rotating magnetic stars.
A list of five major papers
- T.Wiegelmann and T.Sakurai, “Solar Force-free Magnetic Fields”, Living Rev. Solar Phys., 9 (5), 1-49, 2012
- M.Hagino and T.Sakurai, “Solar-Cycle Variation of Magnetic Helicity in Active Regions”, Publ. Astron. Soc. Japan, 57, 481-485, 2005
- T.Sakurai, M.Goossens, and J.V.Hollweg, “Resonant Behavior of MHD Waves on Magnetic Flux Tubes I. Connection Formulae at the Resonance Surface” Solar Phys., 133, 247-262, 1991
- T.Sakurai, “Magnetic Stellar Winds: A 2-D Generalization of Weber-Davis Model” Astron. Astrophys., 152, 121-129, 1985
- T.Sakurai, “Computational Modeling of Magnetic Fields in Solar Active Regions” Sp. Sci. Rev., 51, 11-48, 1989
Nominator
Kanya Kusano