
The Chaotic Solar Cycle
Arnold Hanslmeier(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 2. December 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVII, 216 pages
978-981-15-9823-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers an overview of solar physics with a focus on solar activity, particularly the activity cycle. It is known that solar activity varies periodically, but there are also phases of intermittency, such as the Maunder minimum, during which solar activity is very low or high over several decades. The book provides a brief introduction to chaos theory and investigates solar activity in terms of its chaotic behavior. It also discusses how intermittent phases of solar activity have affected and can affect Earth's climate and long-term space weather, and reviews the underlying theories relating to the solar dynamo mechanism. Furthermore, each chapter includes references to scientific literature (review articles and papers) so that readers can delve deeper into the subjects covered. This richly illustrated book will appeal to a wide readership, and is also useful as a textbook for courses in solar physics and astrophysics.
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Series
Edition
2020 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
19 s/w Abbildungen, 89 farbige Abbildungen
XVII, 216 p. 108 illus., 89 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
365 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-15-9823-4 (9789811598234)
DOI
10.1007/978-981-15-9821-0
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Other editions
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Person
Arnold Hanslmeier
is a Full Professor and the Head of the Department of Astrophysics at the University of Graz. He has published several textbooks on astrophysics as well as popular science books, and is the author or co-author of more than 400 scientific papers listed in NASA ADS.
Content
The Sun as a star.- Solar activity.- Chaos.- Chaotic solar cycle.- Solar cycle and Earth's climate.- Prediction solar activity.