The Pulsations of the Sun and the Stars

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Rozelot, Jean-Pierre (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Neiner, Coralie (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Σειρά: Lecture Notes in Physics, 832
• Θέματα: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

This volume of lecture notes brings together the knowledge on pulsations of the Sun and the stars, with a particular emphasis on recent observations and modelling, and on the influence of pulsations of other physical processes. The book begins with an extensive introduction to helioseismology. The s...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• General Overview
• Advances in Global and Local Helioseismology: an Introductory Review
• Section 1: The Sun as a Star
• The Quiet Solar Photosphere: Dynamics and Magnetism
• Modeling and Prediction of Solar Cycles Using Data Assimilation Methods
• Amplitudes of Solar Gravity Modes
• Unveiling Stellar Cores and Multipole Moments via Their Flattening
• From Heliosismology to Asterosismology: Some Recent Developments
• Section 2: Stellar Pulsations
• Issues Relating to Observables of Rapidly Rotating Stars
• Seismic Diagnostics for Rotating Massive Main Sequence Stars
• Asymptotic Theory of Stellar Oscillations Based on Ray Dynamics
• Angular Momentum Transport by Regular Gravito-Inertial Waves in Stellar Radiation Zones
• Stochastic Excitation of Acoustic Modes in Stars.