A wealth of new experimental and theoretical results has been obtained in solar physics since the first edition of this textbook appeared in 1989. Thus all nine chapters have been thoroughly revised, and about 100 pages and many new illustrations have been added to the text. The additions include element diffusion in the solar interior, the recent neutrino experiments, methods of image restoration, observational devices used for spectroscopy and polarimetry, and new developments in helioseismology and numerical simulation. The book takes particular advantage of the results of several recent space missions, which lead to substantial progress in our understanding of the Sun, from the deep interior to the corona and solar wind.
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Chapter 1 : Characteristics of the Sun
Chapter 2 : Internal Structure
Chapter 3 : Tools for Solar Observation
Chapter 4 : The Atmosphere
Chapter 5 : Oscillations
Chapter 6 : Convection
Chapter 7 : Rotation
Chapter 8 : Magnetism
Chapter 9 : Chromosphere, Corona, and Solar Wind
List of Symbols
References
Index
