The Structure of the Sun

Cortes T. Roca Sanchez F. Sanchez Francisco

ISBN 10: 0521563070 / ISBN 13: 9780521563079

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Structure of the Sun
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521563070
• ISBN 13: 9780521563079
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In this timely volume, the editors present eight specially-written chapters by experts renowned for their teaching skills. The chapters show how astronomers can deduce the internal composition (density, helium abundance, etc.) and dynamical structure (rotation, sub-surface velocity fields, etc.) of the Sun through helioseismology, and how researchers can infer the central temperature from measurements of the flux of solar neutrinos.

From the Back Cover

The complex internal structure of the Sun can now be studied in detail through helioseismology and neutrino astronomy. The VI Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics was dedicated to examining these powerful new techniques. Based on this meeting, seven specially written chapters by world experts renowned for their teaching skills are presented in this timely volume. With a clear and pedagogical style we are shown how the internal composition (density, He abundance, etc.) and dynamical structure (rotation, subsurface velocity fields, etc.) of the Sun can be deduced through helioseismology; and how the central temperature can be inferred from measurements of the flux of solar neutrinos. This volume provides an excellent introduction for graduate students and an up-to-date overview for researchers working on the Sun, neutrino astronomy and helio- and asteroseismology.