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Solar System

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  • © 2009

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Editors:
  1. J.E. Trümper

    1. Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany

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Part of the book series: Landolt-Börnstein: Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology - New Series (LANDOLT 3, volume 4B)

Part of the book sub series: Astronomy and Astrophysics (LANDOLT 6)

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Table of contents (35 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. 4.1.1.1 Solar global parameters; 4.1.1.2 Solar interior

    • Michael Stix
    Pages 1-13

  3. 4.1.1.3 The solar energy spectrum

    • Klaus Wilhelm
    Pages 14-27

  4. 4.1.1.4 Solar photosphere and chromosphere

    • Matthias Steffen
    Pages 28-86

  5. 4.1.1.5 Solar transition region and quiet corona

    • Klaus Wilhelm
    Pages 87-102

  6. 4.1.1.6 Radio emission of the quiet Sun

    • Arnold O. Benz
    Pages 103-115

  7. 4.1.2.1 Active regions

    • Klaus Wilhelm
    Pages 116-123

  8. 4.1.2.2 Solar activity cycle

    • Sami Solanki, Natalie Krivova
    Pages 124-140

  9. 4.1.2.3 Sunspots

    • Sami Solanki, Natalie Krivova
    Pages 141-152

  10. 4.1.2.4 Faculae and plague

    • Sami Solanki, Natalie Krivova
    Pages 153-164

  11. 4.1.2.5 Prominences and ejecta

    • Klaus Wilhelm
    Pages 165-174

  12. 4.1.2.6 Coronal active regions

    • Klaus Wilhelm
    Pages 175-179

  13. 4.1.2.7 Flares

    • Klaus Wilhelm
    Pages 180-188

  14. 4.1.2.8 Radio bursts of the non-thermal Sun

    • Arnold O. Benz
    Pages 189-203

  15. 4.2.1 Introduction to ‘4.2 The planets and their satellites’

    • Tilman Spohn
    Pages 204-207

  16. 4.2.2 Basic data of planetary bodies

    • H. Hussmann, F. Sohl, J. Oberst
    Pages 208-229

  17. 4.2.3.1 Geodetic and geophysical data

    • M. Grott, H. Hussmann, J. Oberst, M. Wählisch
    Pages 230-252

  18. 4.2.3.2 Planetary interiors

    • F. Sohl, F. W. Wagner, H. Hussmann, M. Grott
    Pages 253-281

  19. 4.2.3.3 Planetary seismology

    • Martin Knapmeyer
    Pages 282-322

  20. 4.2.3.4 Dynamics and thermal evolution

    • Doris Breuer
    Pages 323-344
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The last few decades have been called the “Golden Age of Astronomy”. The rapid increase of knowledge in the field necessitates publishing a new edition of the Astronomy and Astrophysics volumes of the Landolt-Boernstein. The title is now “Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology”. Cosmology has been added in order to make allowances for the increasing role of extragalactic astrophysics and cosmology. The present volume VI/4B on the “Solar System” is the first to be published of the new series. Volume VI/4A on “Instruments and Methods” will follow soon. Additional volumes on “Stars”, the “Galaxy”, “Galaxies, Large Scale Structure and Cosmology” are in the planning stage. The previous volumes covering the Solar System appeared in 1965, 1981 and 1993. In the meantime multi-wavelength observations of the sun – by ground based and space borne telescopes – have produced a wealth of new data. The same is true for telescopic and/or in situ investigations of the planets, moons, asteroids, meteors, meteorites, interplanetary dust, solar wind etc. The use of units for physical quantities in the present volume follows largely the rules given by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), c.f. http://www.iau.org/science/publications/proceedings/_rules/units/, which favour the international system (SI) of units. However, the centimetre-gram-second (CGS) system is used in some sections of the present volume, since it is still dominating in certain areas of astrophysics. A table with unit conversion of CGS to SI is given on the inside of the back cover of this book.

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  • Max-Planck-Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Garching, Germany

    J.E. Trümper

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