Dermott J. Mullan (University of Delaware, Newark, USA)

Physics of the Sun

A First Course

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

With an emphasis on numerical modelling, Physics of the Sun: A First Course presents a quantitative examination of the physical structure of the Sun and the conditions of its extended atmosphere.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 414
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. September 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 972g
• ISBN-13: 9780367710392
• ISBN-10: 0367710390
• Artikelnr.: 64103597

Autorenporträt

Dermott J. Mullan is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Delaware.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Global Parameters of the Sun. 2. Radiation Flow through the Solar
Atmosphere. 3. Toward a Model of the Sun: Opacity. 4. Toward a Model of the
Sun: Ionization. 5. Computing a Model of the Sun: The Photosphere. 6.
Convection in the Sun: Empirical Properties. 7. Computing a Model of the
Sun: The Convection Zone. 8. Radiative Transfer in the Deep Interior of the
Sun. 9. Computing a Mechanical Model of the Sun: The Radiative Interior.
10. Polytropes. 11. Energy Generation in the Sun. 12. Neutrinos from the
Sun. 13. Oscillations in the Sun: The Observations. 14. Oscillations in the
Sun: Theory. 15. The Chromosphere. 16. Magnetic Fields in the Sun. 17. The
Corona. 18. The Solar Wind.