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The Sun

An Introduction

  • Textbook
  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Michael Stix

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

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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
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  2. Introduction: The Sun’s Distance, Mass, Radius, Luminosity ...

    • Michael Stix
    Pages 1-12

  3. Internal Structure

    • Michael Stix
    Pages 13-55

  4. Tools for Solar Observation

    • Michael Stix
    Pages 56-119

  5. The Atmosphere

    • Michael Stix
    Pages 120-149

  6. Oscillations

    • Michael Stix
    Pages 150-193

  7. Convection

    • Michael Stix
    Pages 194-227

  8. Rotation

    • Michael Stix
    Pages 228-250

  9. Magnetism

    • Michael Stix
    Pages 251-316

  10. Chromosphere, Corona, and Solar Wind

    • Michael Stix
    Pages 317-359

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 361-390
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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.

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

    Michael Stix

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