The Sun: An Introduction

Description

A wealth of new experimental and theoretical results has been obtained in solar physics since the first edition of this textbook appeared in 1989. Thus all nine chapters have been thoroughly revised, and about 100 pages and many new illustrations have been added to the text. The additions include element diffusion in the solar interior, the recent neutrino experiments, methods of image restoration, observational devices used for spectroscopy and polarimetry, and new developments in helioseismology and numerical simulation. The book takes particular advantage of the results of several recent space missions, which lead to substantial progress in our understanding of the Sun, from the deep interior to the corona and solar wind. Front Matter....Pages I-XVI Characteristics of the Sun....Pages 1-15 Internal Structure....Pages 17-66 Tools for Solar Observation....Pages 67-147 The Atmosphere ....Pages 149-180 Oscillations....Pages 181-235 Convection....Pages 237-276 Rotation....Pages 277-304 Magnetism....Pages 305-385 Chromosphere, Corona, and Solar Wind....Pages 387-442 Back Matter....Pages 443-492