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Solar Magnetic Fields

Polarized Radiation Diagnostics

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  • © 1994

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Authors:
  1. Jan Olof Stenflo

    1. Institute of Astronomy, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland

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Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 189)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Solar Magnetism — An Overview

    • Jan Olof Stenflo
    Pages 1-30

  3. Theory of Polarized Radiation

    • Jan Olof Stenflo
    Pages 31-41

  4. Interaction of Matter with Radiation

    • Jan Olof Stenflo
    Pages 42-60

  5. Radiative Transfer Without Scattering

    • Jan Olof Stenflo
    Pages 61-72

  6. Classical Scattering and the Hanle Effect

    • Jan Olof Stenflo
    Pages 73-100

  7. Non-LTE Radiative Transfer: Phenomenological Treatment

    • Jan Olof Stenflo
    Pages 101-126

  8. Introduction to Quantum Field Theory of Polarized Radiative Transfer

    • Jan Olof Stenflo
    Pages 127-148

  9. Multi-Level Radiative Transfer with Coherence Effects

    • Jan Olof Stenflo
    Pages 149-177

  10. Rayleigh and Raman Scattering

    • Jan Olof Stenflo
    Pages 178-209

  11. Collisions, Partial Redistribution, and Turbulent Magnetic Fields

    • Jan Olof Stenflo
    Pages 210-238

  12. Solutions of the Polarized Transfer Equation

    • Jan Olof Stenflo
    Pages 239-272

  13. Diagnostics of Small-Scale Magnetic Fields

    • Jan Olof Stenflo
    Pages 273-311

  14. Instrumentation for Solar Polarimetry

    • Jan Olof Stenflo
    Pages 312-350

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 351-385
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About this book

Magnetic fields are responsible for much of the variability and structuring in the universe, but only on the Sun can the basic magnetic field related processes be explored in detail. While several excellent textbooks have established a diagnostic foundation for exploring the physics of unmagnetized stellar atmospheres through spectral analysis, no corresponding treatise for magnetized stellar atmospheres has been available. The present monograph fills this gap. The theoretical foundation for the diagnostics of stellar magnetism is developed from first principles in a comprehensive way, both within the frameworks of classical physics and quantum field theory, together with a presentation of the various solar applications. This textbook can serve as an introduction to solar and stellar magnetism for astronomers and physicists at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level and will also become a resource book for more senior scientists with a general interest in cosmic magnetic fields.

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  • Institute of Astronomy, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland

    Jan Olof Stenflo

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