The Solar CoronaCambridge University Press, 2010 - 390 pagina's Intended for graduate students and astronomers seeking an introduction to coronal physics, this textbook strikes a balance between the observational and theoretical aspects of the subject. This second edition takes into account the major observational and theoretical developments of recent years to provide an up-to-date treatment of our understanding of the solar corona. After reviewing the latest observations of the solar corona, the authors explain how the studies have advanced and shaped our understanding of coronal physics. The textbook introduces a wide variety of exciting physics, including dynamo theory and magnetohydrodynamics, and shows how the transient effects of the solar cycle affect space weather. Each subject area is introduced using basic physics, and refers readers to fundamental papers on the topic, key new studies in each area, and extensive discussions in recent review articles. |
Inhoudsopgave
Brief history of coronal studies | 21 |
The coronal spectrum | 47 |
The solar cycle | 86 |
Groundbased observations | 116 |
I The first four decades | 165 |
Activity of the inner corona | 197 |
II Recent missions | 246 |
The solar wind | 274 |
Solar flares and coronal mass ejections | 297 |
Notes | 346 |
References | 353 |
Further reading | 379 |
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
active regions arcsec Astron astronomers Astrophys atom bright chromospheric coronagraph coronal holes coronal mass ejections coronal structures Courtesy density detected discussion disk dynamo dynamo theory Earth electron elements emission lines emitted energy equation field lines filters fluid footpoints frequency given Golub hard x-ray instruments interplanetary ionization loop magnetic field magnetic flux measurements mission motions Note observations Observatory optical orbit particles Pasachoff Photo photospheric Phys physics plasma polarity produce radiation radiative radio reconnection relatively rocket rotation satellite seen shown in Fig shows Skylab soft x-ray SoHO solar atmosphere solar corona solar cycle solar eclipse solar flares solar surface solar wind space space weather spacecraft spectral lines spectrum stars stellar sunspot temperature thermal timescale total eclipse total solar eclipse transition typical velocity visible wavelengths waves Yohkoh