Structure and Evolution of the Sun

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

Del i serien Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics

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Beskrivning

This book equips the reader with a coherent understanding of the structure of the Sun and its evolution and provides all the knowledge required to construct a simplified model of the Sun. The early chapters cover key aspects of basic physics and describe the Sun’s size, mass, luminosity, and temperature.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-11-08
Mått:155 x 235 x 17 mm
Vikt:446 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
Antal sidor:275
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319649603

Utforska kategorier

Astronomi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Giuseppe Severino is an Associate Astronomer at INAF/OAC (Capodimonte Astronomical Observatory, Naples, Italy). In addition, between 1998 and 2005 he was a Professor at the University of Naples Federico II with responsibility for teaching Solar Physics. Dr. Severino served on the OAC board of directors for a decade and is also a past Vice President of OAC. Since 2007 he has been an Associate Scientist on the METIS/Solar Orbiter project, and he also held leading responsibilities in a number of previous solar projects. He is author of more than one hundred scientific publications in international journals (about half in refereed journals), mainly in the field of Solar Physics.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. Some physics for everyone.- Chapter 2. Introduction to the Sun.- Chapter 3. The photosphere.- Chapter 4. The convection zone.- Chapter 5. The radiation.- Chapter 6. The core.- Chapter 7. Helioseismology.- Chapter 8. Recapitulation.- Chapter 9. Evolution.- Appendix. Some mathematics for everyone.- References.