Cartography of the Sun and the Stars

1. Front Matter

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2. Reconstructing Images in Astrophysics, an Inverse Problem Point of View

   • Céline Theys, Claude Aime

   Pages 1-23

3. Reconstruction of Solar Subsurfaces by Local Helioseismology

   • Alexander G. Kosovichev, Junwei Zhao

   Pages 25-41

4. Imaging Surface Spots from Space-Borne Photometry

   • A. F. Lanza

   Pages 43-68

5. Reconstruction of Thermal and Magnetic Field Structure of the Solar Subsurface Through Helioseismology

   • K. M. Hiremath

   Pages 69-99

6. Physical Processes Leading to Surface Inhomogeneities: The Case of Rotation

   • Michel Rieutord

   Pages 101-125

7. Interferometry to Determine Stellar Shapes: Application to Achernar

   • Pierre Kervella

   Pages 127-135

8. Interferometry to Image Surface Spots

   • Guy Perrin

   Pages 137-158

9. Interferometric Surface Mapping of Rapidly Rotating Stars: Application to the Be star Achernar

   • Armando Domiciano de Souza

   Pages 159-176

10. Doppler and Zeeman Doppler Imaging of Stars

    • Oleg Kochukhov

    Pages 177-204

11. Back Matter

    Pages 205-206

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The mapping of the surface of stars requires diverse skills, analysis techniques and advanced modeling, i.e. the collaboration of scientists in various specialties. This volume gives insights into new techniques allowing for the first time to obtain resolved images of stars. It takes stock of what has been achieved so far in Chile, on the ESO VLTI instrument or, in the States, on the CHARA instrument.
In recent times interferometry, combined with adaptive optics has allowed to reconstruct images of stars. Besides the Sun (of course) by now five stars have been resolved in detail. In addition to interferometry, this book highlights techniques used for mapping the surfaces of stars using photometry made by space observatories; Zeeman- and Doppler Imaging; mapping the surface element abundances via spectroscopy. This book will also take stock of the best images of the  solar surface, made by connecting the differential rotation to the underlying physical parameters derived from helioseismology. Recent measurements of flattening of the solar surface by SDO showed that the Sun’s shape is linked to the rotation of the core. It is shown how such a result is generalizable to the stars.

• CHARA Interferometer
• Doppler-imaging of Stars
• Helioseismology
• Imaging Star Spots
• Imaging Stars
• Solar Limb Photometry
• Solar Oscillations
• Stellar Interferometry
• Stellar Magnetic Fields
• Stellar Photometry
• Zeeman-imaging of Stars

“The book’s strengths are in the juxtaposition of stellar and solar imaging and the quality of its nine chapters. … Cartography of the Sun and the Stars is a fine resource for graduate students and postdocs or for anyone interested in this important developing field for which the best is yet to come. ” (Harold A. McAlister, The Observatory, Vol. 137 (1256), February, 2017)

• Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Nice, France

  Jean-Pierre Rozelot

• Observatoire de Paris-Meudon, Meudon, France

  Coralie Neiner

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