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The Sun

An Introduction

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Part of the book series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library (AAL)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
  2. Internal Structure

    • Michael Stix
    Pages 13-55
  3. Tools for Solar Observation

    • Michael Stix
    Pages 56-119
  4. The Atmosphere

    • Michael Stix
    Pages 120-149
  5. Oscillations

    • Michael Stix
    Pages 150-193
  6. Convection

    • Michael Stix
    Pages 194-227
  7. Rotation

    • Michael Stix
    Pages 228-250
  8. Magnetism

    • Michael Stix
    Pages 251-316
  9. Chromosphere, Corona, and Solar Wind

    • Michael Stix
    Pages 317-359
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 361-390

About this book

As in all other fields of astronomy, progress in instrumentation and observational techniques has in recent years brought a wealth of new information about the sun. This introduction presents a complete overview of solar physics, of what we know and would like to know. The increasing number of observations of solar pheno- mena on neighbouring stars makes this book valuable not only for students specializing in solar physics but also for researchers interested in stellar structure and the solar-stellar connection.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Kiepenheuer-Institut für Sonnenphysik, Freiburg, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    Michael Stix

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