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The Structure of the Sun
Hardback
Main Details
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The Structure of the Sun
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by T. Roca Cortes
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Edited by Francisco Sanchez
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:424 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178 |
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| Category/Genre | Solar system |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521563079
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| Classifications | Dewey:523.7 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
7 Tables, unspecified; 1 Maps; 17 Halftones, unspecified; 13 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
28 August 1996 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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, sub-surface 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.
Reviews'This is an invaluable collection of lectures.' Irish Astronomical Journal
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