This revised edition describes our current understanding of the sun –– from its deepest interior, via the layers of the directly observable atmosphere to the solar wind, right up to its farthest extension into interstellar space. It includes a comprehensive account of the history of solar astrophysics and space weather, along with an overview of the key instruments used throughout the various periods. In contrast to other books on the subject, the choice of material deals evenly with the entire scope of important topics covered in solar research, elucidating the advances in our understanding of the sun by the careful use of relatively simple physical concepts. The result is an incisive, reliable, and well–planned look at all that is fascinating and new in studies of the sun for students and non–specialists. INDICE: Preface to the Third Edition VI 1 Development of the Ideas and Instruments of Modern Solar Research 1 2 Radiative Transfer in the Sun’s Atmosphere 39 3 Solar Spectroscopy 69 4 Dynamics of Solar Plasmas 107 5 The Photosphere 137 6 The Sun’s Internal Structure and Energy Generation 171 7 Rotation, Convection, and Oscillations in the Sun 199 8 Observation of Photospheric Activity and Magnetism 237 9 The Chromosphere and Corona 277 10 Prominences and Flaxes 319 11 Dynamics of the Solar Magnetic Field 353 12 The Solar Wind and Heliosphere 387 13 The Sun, Our variable Star 419 14 Influences of Solar Variability on the Earth 453 Index 465
- ISBN: 978-3-527-41174-0
- Editorial: Wiley VCH
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 490
- Fecha Publicación: 13/03/2013
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés