The sun : an introduction /
Michael Stix.
Bok Engelsk 2004 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (XIII, 390 p.)
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| Utgave | 1st ed. 1989.
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| Opplysninger | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph. - 1. Introduction: The Sun’s Distance, Mass, Radius, Luminosity ... -- 1.1 Distance -- 1.2 Mass -- 1.3 Radius -- 1.4 Luminosity -- 1.5 Spectral Energy Distribution -- 1.6 Bibliographical Notes -- 2. Internal Structure -- 2.1 Construction of a Model -- 2.2 Age and Pre-Main-Sequence Evolution -- 2.3 Model Ingredients -- 2.4 Results for a Standard Solar Model -- 2.5 Non-Standard Models -- 2.6 Bibliographical Notes -- 3. Tools for Solar Observation -- 3.1 Limitations -- 3.2 High-Resolution Telescopes -- 3.3 Spectrographs and Spectrometers -- 3.4 Filters and Monochromators -- 3.5 Magnetic Fields and Polarimetry -- 3.6 Special-Purpose Instruments -- 3.7 Bibliographical Notes -- 4. The Atmosphere -- 4.1 Radiative Transfer — Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium -- 4.2 Radiative Transfer — Statistical Equilibrium -- 4.3 Atmospheric Models -- 4.4 The Chemical Composition of the Sun -- 4.5 Bibliographical Notes -- 5. Oscillations -- 5.1 Observations -- 5.2 Linear Adiabatic Oscillations of a Non-rotating Sun -- 5.3 Helioseismology -- 5.4 Excitation and Damping -- 5.5 Bibliographical Notes -- 6. Convection -- 6.1 Stability -- 6.2 Mixing-Length Theory -- 6.3 Granulation -- 6.4 Mesogranulation -- 6.5 Supergranulation -- 6.6 Giant Cells -- 6.7 Bibliographical Notes -- 7. Rotation -- 7.1 Axis of Rotation -- 7.2 Oblateness -- 7.3 Rotational History -- 7.4 Surface Observations -- 7.5 Models of a Rotating Convection Zone -- 7.6 Bibliographical Notes -- 8. Magnetism -- 8.1 Fields and Conducting Matter -- 8.2 Flux Tubes -- 8.3 Sunspots -- 8.4 The Solar Cycle -- 8.5 Bibliographical Notes -- 9. Chromosphere, Corona, and Solar Wind -- 9.1 Empirical Facts -- 9.2 Consequences of High Temperature -- 9.3 The Magnetic Field in the Outer Atmosphere -- 9.4 The Energy Balance -- 9.5 Explosive Events -- 9.6 Bibliographical Notes -- List of Symbols -- References.. - As in all other fields of astronomy, progress in instrumentation and observational techniques has in recent years brought a wealth of new information about the sun. This introduction presents a complete overview of solar physics, of what we know and would like to know. The increasing number of observations of solar pheno- mena on neighbouring stars makes this book valuable not only for students specializing in solar physics but also for researchers interested in stellar structure and the solar-stellar connection.
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| ISBN | 3-642-97129-6
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