Dynamic SunDynamic Sun presents a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the Sun, from its deep core to the outer corona, and the solar wind. Each chapter is written by leading scientists in solar physics. Chapters deal with solar models and neutrinos, seismic Sun, rotation of the solar interior, helioseismic tomography, solar dynamo, spectro-polarimetry, solar photosphere and convection, dynamics and heating of the solar chromosphere, solar transition region, solar MHD, solar activity, particle acceleration, radio observations of explosive energy releases on the Sun, coronal seismology, coronal heating, VUV solar plasma diagnostics and the solar wind. Solar observing facilities are presented in the last chapter. With an introduction by eminent astrophysicist Eugene Parker, the twenty chapters of this book are all fully illustrated and have comprehensive reference lists. The book covers all major topics in solar physics, and is suitable for graduate students and researchers in solar physics, astrophysics and astronomy. |
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Contents
Seismic Sun | 36 |
Rotation of the solar interior | 55 |
Helioseismic tomography | 78 |
References | 100 |
Spectropolarimetry | 128 |
Solar photosphere and convection | 148 |
The dynamics of the quiet solar chromosphere | 165 |
Heating of the solar chromosphere | 181 |
Solar activity | 238 |
Particle acceleration | 262 |
Radio observations of explosive energy releases on the Sun | 288 |
Coronal oscillations | 314 |
Probing the Suns hot corona | 335 |
Vacuumultraviolet emission line diagnostics | 353 |
Solar wind | 374 |
Solar observing facilities | 403 |
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References to this book
Encyclopedia of the Solar System Lucy-Ann McFadden,Torrence Johnson,Paul Weissman Limited preview - 2006 |
L'univers dévoilé: une histoire de l'astronomie de 1910 à aujourd'hui James Lequeux No preview available - 2005 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | Dynamic Sun |
| Editor | B. N. Dwivedi |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, 2003 |
| ISBN | 0521810574, 9780521810579 |
| Length | 443 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Astronomy Science / Cosmology Science / Physics / Astrophysics |
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