Title:
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Solar astrophysics
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Authors:
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Peter Foukal, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Edition statement:
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3rd ed.
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Publisher:
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Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2013
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Series:
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Physics textbook
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-3-527-40374-5
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Size:
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xv, 472 p. / ill. / 25 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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QB521
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Subjects:
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Astrophysics
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Sun--Research
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Description:
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"This revised edition describes our current understanding of the sun -- from its deepest interior, via the layers of the directly observable atmosphere to the solar wind, right up to its farthest extension into interstellar space. It includes a comprehensive account of the history of solar astrophysics and space weather, along with an overview of the key instruments used throughout the various periods." -- Publisher's website
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Contents note:
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Development of the ideas and instruments of modern solar research -- Radiative transfer in the sun's atmosphere -- Solar spectroscopy -- Dynamics of solar plasmas -- The photosphere -- The sun's internal structure and energy generation -- Rotation, convection, and oscillations in the sun -- Observations of photospheric activity and magnetism -- The chromosphere and corona -- Prominences and flares -- Dynamics of the solar magnetic field -- The solar wind and heliosphere -- The sun, our variable star -- Influences of solar variability on the Earth
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