Sunspots and Starspots
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- Authors:
- John H. Thomas, University of Rochester, New York
- Nigel O. Weiss, University of Cambridge
- Date Published: October 2012
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107410558
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Written from both an observational and historical perspective, this book is the first to provide a comprehensive combined account of sunspots and starspots. It begins with a substantial historical introduction, then explores the intricate structure of a sunspot's magnetic field and the prevalence of polar spots on stars. Additional topics covered in depth include solar and stellar magnetic activity, dynamo models of magnetic cycles, and the influence of solar variability on the Earth's magnetosphere and climate. It is a valuable reference for graduate students and specialists in solar and stellar physics, astronomers, geophysicists, space physicists and experts in fluid dynamics and plasma physics.
Read more- The first comprehensive combined account of the properties of sunspots and starspots
- Covers observations and theory, and includes a substantial historical introduction
- Appendices contain information on observing techniques for sunspots and MHD theory
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"...a valuable reference for graduate students and specialists in solar and stellar physics, astronomers, geophysicists, space physicists, and experts in fluid dynamics and plasma physics." --Lunar and Planetary Institute
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- Date Published: October 2012
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107410558
- length: 292 pages
- dimensions: 244 x 170 x 16 mm
- weight: 0.47kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
1. The sun among the stars
2. Sunspots and starspots: a historical introduction
3. Overall structure of a sunspot
4. Fine structure of the umbra
5. Fine structure of the penumbra
6. Oscillations in sunspots
7. Sunspots and active regions
8. Magnetic activity in stars
9. Starspots
10. Solar and stellar activity cycles
11. Solar and stellar dynamos
12. Solar activity, space weather, and climate change
13. The way ahead
Appendices
References
Index.
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