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Physics of the Sun and Its Atmosphere

Proceedings of the National Workshop (India) on "Recent Advances in Solar Physics" Meerut College, Meerut, India 7 - 10 November 2006

¥ 10,105 (tax included)

Description

This book presents a pedagogical, updated and modern view of the Sun from its interior to its exterior as well as the Sun Earth system. Written by eminent scientists in solar physics, the chapters deal with recent advances in solar physics, seismic Sun, solar magnetic field, waves and oscillations, spectroscopic diagnostics of solar plasmas, partially ionized lower atmosphere, coronal heating, coronal mass ejections, radio Sun, solar wind, and the Sun - Earth system. Each chapter is fully illustrated and has a comprehensive reference list. The book covers all major topics in solar physics, and presents a rich menu to motivate graduate students who wish to pursue a solar physics research career.

Contents

Recent Advances in Solar Physics (B N Dwivedi)
Overview of the Sun (S S Hasan)
Seismic View of the Sun (S M Chitre & B N Dwivedi)
Solar Magnetism (P Venkatakrishnan & S Gosain)
Waves and Oscillations in the Solar Atmosphere (R Erdelyi)
VUV Spectroscopy of Solar Plasma (A Mohan)
Active Region Diagnostics (H E Mason & D Tripathi)
Hall Effect and Ambipolar Diffusion in the Lower Solar Atmosphere (V Krishan)
On Solar Coronal Heating Mechanisms (K Pandey & U Narain)
Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) and Associated Phenomena (N Srivastava)
The Radio Sun (P K Manoharan)
The Solar Wind (P K Manoharan)
The Sun - Earth System: Our Home in Space (J L Lean)