
The Structure of the Sun
Cambridge University Press
Published on 28. August 1996
Book
Hardback
424 pages
978-0-521-56307-9 (ISBN)
Description
The complex internal structure of the Sun can now be studied in detail through helioseismology and neutrino astronomy. The VI Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics was dedicated to examining these powerful new techniques. Based on this meeting, seven specially written chapters by world experts renowned for their teaching skills are presented in this 1996 volume. With a clear and pedagogical style we are shown how the internal composition (density, He abundance, etc.) and dynamical structure (rotation, sub-surface velocity fields, etc.) of the Sun can be deduced through helioseismology; and how the central temperature can be inferred from measurements of the flux of solar neutrinos. This volume provides an excellent introduction for graduate students and an up-to-date overview for researchers working on the Sun, neutrino astronomy and helio- and asteroseismology.
Reviews / Votes
'This is an invaluable collection of lectures.' Irish Astronomical JournalMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
7 Tables, unspecified; 1 Maps; 17 Halftones, unspecified; 13 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
988 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-56307-9 (9780521563079)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Editor
Universidad de la Laguna, Tenerife
Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias, Tenerife
Content
List of participants; Group photo; Preface; 1. Techniques for observing solar oscillations Timothy Brown; 2. Testing a solar model: the forward problem Jorgen Christensen-Dalsgaard; 3. Testing solar models: the inverse problem Douglas Gough; 4. Global changes in the sun Jeffrey Kuhn; 5. Solar interior and solar neutrinos John Bahcall; 6. The solar magnetic field Eugene Parker; 7. Activity in the solar atmosphere as observed by YOHKOH Yutaka Uchida.