Lectures on Solar Physics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Antia, H.M (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Bhatnagar, A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ulmschneider, Peter (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2003.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2003.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 619
• Subjects: Space sciences.; Geophysics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy-Observations.; Astrophysics.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

This volume has grown out of lectures addressing primarily graduate students and researchers working in related areas in both astrophysics and space sciences. All contributions are self-contained and do not require prior in-depth knowledge of solar physics. The result is a unique textbook that fulfi...

Table of Contents:

• Overview of Solar Physics
• Instrumentation and Observational Techniques in Solar Astronomy
• Solar Interior and Seismology
• The Active and Explosive Sun
• Magnetic Flux Tubes and Activity on the Sun
• Solar Magnetic Fields
• The Physics of Chromospheres and Coronae
• The Solar Corona
• The Solar Wind.