Physics of the sun : a first course /: a first course. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Dermott J. Mullan.
• Authors: Mullan, Dermott J
• Contents: 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.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 523.7; Solar activity; Solar atmosphere; Astrophysics; Sun
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000625103; 9781000625073; 9781003153115
• Related ISBNs: 9780367710392
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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