The Sun : An Introduction - neues Buch

EAN (ISBN-13): 9783642971297
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Herausgeber: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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ISBN/EAN: 9783642971297

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Autor des Buches: salmon wesley, alfred springer

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Autor/in: Michael Stix
Titel: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library; The Sun - An Introduction
Verlag: Springer; Springer Berlin
390 Seiten
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012-12-06
Berlin; Heidelberg; DE
Sprache: Englisch
53,49 € (DE)
55,00 € (AT)
59,00 CHF (CH)
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EA; E107; eBook; Nonbooks, PBS / Physik, Astronomie/Astronomie; Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Ausrüstungen und Methoden; Verstehen; Plasmaphysik; Sonnenphysik; astronomy; atmosphere; chromosphere; helioseismology; instruments; plasma physics; solar; solar physics; solar wind; sun; telescope; temperature; wind; C; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques; Astrophysics; Geophysics; Physics and Astronomy; Astrophysik; Geophysik; BB

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, new observational techniques have yielded new results and also posed new questions. The Study Edition of this well-known book by M. Stix contains a complete survey of today's knowledge in solar physics and of the problems to be investigated.