The Field Of Solar Physics

Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources. Committee on Solar Physics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1989-01-15
Category : Science
ISBN : UCAL:B4520452

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The Field of Solar Physics by National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources. Committee on Solar Physics Pdf

Exciting new observational and theoretical advances lead today's solar physicists to challenge many of the predictions of even recent models. This volume summarizes the major questions at the forefront of solar physics theory and observations, and proposes priority recommendations to explore these questions. The study also addresses serious institutional issues that have beset solar physics including the role of the universities in the national solar observations, structural barriers to careers in solar physics, and the leadership role of the federal funding agencies for ground-based solar research.

Author : H.M. Antia,A. Bhatnagar,Peter Ulmschneider
Publisher : Springer
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540369639

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Lectures on Solar Physics by H.M. Antia,A. Bhatnagar,Peter Ulmschneider Pdf

This volume has grown out of lectures addressing primarily graduate students and researchers working in related areas in both astrophysics and space sciences. All contributions are self-contained and do not require prior in-depth knowledge of solar physics. The result is a unique textbook that fulfills the needs of those wishing to have a pedagogic exposition of solar physics bringing them up-to-date in a field full of vitality and with exciting research.

Author : C. de Jager,Zdenek Svestka
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400945883

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Progress in Solar Physics by C. de Jager,Zdenek Svestka Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Solar and Space Physics Survey Committee
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309169196

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The Sun to the Earth -- and Beyond by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Solar and Space Physics Survey Committee Pdf

The sun is the source of energy for life on earth and is the strongest modulator of the human physical environment. In fact, the Sun's influence extends throughout the solar system, both through photons, which provide heat, light, and ionization, and through the continuous outflow of a magnetized, supersonic ionized gas known as the solar wind. While the accomplishments of the past decade have answered important questions about the physics of the Sun, the interplanetary medium, and the space environments of Earth and other solar system bodies, they have also highlighted other questions, some of which are long-standing and fundamental. The Sun to the Earthâ€"and Beyond organizes these questions in terms of five challenges that are expected to be the focus of scientific investigations in solar and space physics during the coming decade and beyond.

Author : F. Hoyle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107418929

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Some Recent Researches in Solar Physics by F. Hoyle Pdf

Originally published in 1949 as part of the Cambridge Monographs on Physics series, this book examines contemporary developments in the field of solar physics. An appendix on the possible origins of the sun's magnetic field is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of the study of Earth's nearest star.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on a Decadal Strategy for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics)
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309313957

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Solar and Space Physics by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on a Decadal Strategy for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) Pdf

In 2010, NASA and the National Science Foundation asked the National Research Council to assemble a committee of experts to develop an integrated national strategy that would guide agency investments in solar and space physics for the years 2013-2022. That strategy, the result of nearly 2 years of effort by the survey committee, which worked with more than 100 scientists and engineers on eight supporting study panels, is presented in the 2013 publication, Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society. This booklet, designed to be accessible to a broader audience of policymakers and the interested public, summarizes the content of that report.

Author : Markus Aschwanden
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 946 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540307656

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Physics of the Solar Corona by Markus Aschwanden Pdf

A thorough introduction to solar physics based on recent spacecraft observations. The author introduces the solar corona and sets it in the context of basic plasma physics before moving on to discuss plasma instabilities and plasma heating processes. The latest results on coronal heating and radiation are presented. Spectacular phenomena such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections are described in detail, together with their potential effects on the Earth.

Author : Nour E. Raouafi,Angelos Vourlidas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119815471

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Space Physics and Aeronomy, Solar Physics and Solar Wind by Nour E. Raouafi,Angelos Vourlidas Pdf

A comprehensive view of our Sun at the start of a new era in solar and heliospheric physics Humans have been observing and studying our Sun for centuries, yet much is still unknown about the processes that drive its behavior. Thanks to a new generation of space missions and ground telescopes, we are poised to dramatically increase our understanding of the Sun and its environment. Solar Physics and Solar Wind explores advances in solar and heliospheric research over recent decades, as well as the challenges that remain. This comprehensive reference work covers the solar interior, magnetism and radiation, plasma heating and acceleration, the sun's atmosphere, and solar activity. Volume highlights include: Explanations for processes in the solar interior New insights on the solar wind The challenges of measuring the Sun's magnetic field and its radiative output Description of solar atmospheric phenomena such as spicules and jets New developments in understanding flares and coronal mass ejections Ongoing research into how the solar corona is heated The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals. Find out more about the Space Physics and Aeronomy collection in this Q&A with the Editors in Chief

Author : P.A. Sturrock
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401096362

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Physics of the Sun by P.A. Sturrock Pdf

This volume, together with its two companion volumes, originated in a study commis sioned by the United States National Academy of Sciences on behalf of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. A committee composed of Tom Holzer, Dimitri Mihalas, Roger Ulrich and myself was asked to prepare a comprehensive review of current knowledge concerning the physics of the sun. We were fortunate in being able to persuade many distinguished scientists to gather their forces for the preparation of 21 separate chapters covering not only. solar physics but also relevant areas of astrophysics and solar-terrestrial relations. In proved necessary to divide the chapters into three separate volumes that cover three different aspects of solar physics. Volumes I and III are concerned with "The Solar Interior" and with "Astrophysics and Solar-Terrestrial Relations." This volume, devoted to "The Solar Atmosphere," covers not only the chromosphere and corona but also the principal phenomena usually referred to as "solar activity." The emphasis is on identifying and analyzing the relevant physical processes, but each chapter also contains a great deal of descriptive material.

Author : Hannu Koskinen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642003196

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Physics of Space Storms by Hannu Koskinen Pdf

This unique , authoritative book introduces and accurately depicts the current state-of-the art in the field of space storms. Professor Koskinen, renowned expert in the field, takes the basic understanding of the system, together with the pyhsics of space plasmas, and produces a treatment of space storms. He combines a solid base describing space physics phenomena with a rigourous theoretical basis. The topics range from the storms in the solar atmosphere through the solar wind, magnetosphere and ionosphere to the production of the storm-related geoelectric field on the ground. The most up-to-date information available ist presented in a clear, analytical and quantitative way. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 is a phenomenological introduction to space weather from the Sun to the Earth. Part 2 comprehensively presents the fundamental concepts of space plasma physics. It consists of discussions of fundamental concepts of plasma physics, starting from underlying electrodynamics and statistical physics of charged particles and continuing to single particle motion in homogeneous electromagnetic fields, waves in cold plasma approximation, Vlasov theory, magnetohydrodynamics, instabilities in space plasmas, reconnection and dynamo. Part 3 bridges the gap between the fundamental plasma physics and research level physics of space storms. This part discusses radiation and scattering processes, transport and diffiusion, shocks and shock acceleration, storms on the Sun, in the magnetosphere, the coupling to the atmosphere and ground. The book is concluded wtih a brief review of what is known of space stroms on other planets. One tool for building this briege ist extensive cross-referencing between the various chapters. Exercise problems of varying difficulty are embedded within the main body of the text.

Author : Oddbjorn Engvold,John W. Harvey,C.J. Schrijver,Neal E. Hurlburt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2000-07-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0792363574

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The Physics of the Solar Corona and Transition Region by Oddbjorn Engvold,John W. Harvey,C.J. Schrijver,Neal E. Hurlburt Pdf

Thirty papers comprise one of the two volumes which resulted from the August 1999 workshop. The papers revolve around one key theme: the entire outer atmosphere of the sun is intrinsically dynamic, evolving so rapidly that even the concept of a single local temperature for a single fluid often breaks down. In addition, the corona is an intrinsically nonlinear and non-local medium. Topics of the papers include: aspects of three-dimensional magnetic reconnection; long- lived coronal loops observed by TRACE; high-resolution observations of plasma jets in the solar corona; time variability of EUV brightenings in coronal loops observed by TRACE; radio versus EUV/X-ray observations of the solar atmosphere; and measuring the physical properties of the solar corona: results from SUMER/SOHO and TRACE. Reprinted from Solar Physics, v.190, nos.1-2, 1999. The CD-ROM contains electronic addenda which can be read using any Web browser. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Markus Aschwanden
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 888 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2004-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540223215

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Physics of the Solar Corona by Markus Aschwanden Pdf

A thorough introduction to solar physics based on recent spacecraft observations. The author introduces the solar corona and sets it in the context of basic plasma physics before moving on to discuss plasma instabilities and plasma heating processes. The latest results on coronal heating and radiation are presented. Spectacular phenomena such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections are described in detail, together with their potential effects on the Earth.

Author : Warren De la Rue
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1868
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB10049186

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Researches on Solar Physics by Warren De la Rue Pdf

Author : E.R. Priest
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400979581

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Solar Magnetohydrodynamics by E.R. Priest Pdf

I have felt the need for a book on the theory of solar magnetic fields for some time now. Most books about the Sun are written by observers or by theorists from other branches of solar physics, whereas those on magnetohydrodynamics do not deal extensively with solar applications. I had thought of waiting a few decades before attempting to put pen to paper, but one summer Josip Kleczek encouraged an im mediate start 'while your ideas are still fresh'. The book grew out of a postgraduate lecture course at St Andrews, and the resulting period of gestation or 'being with monograph' has lasted several years. The Sun is an amazing object, which has continued to reveal completely unexpected features when observed in greater detail or at new wavelengths. What riches would be in store for us if we could view other stars with as much precision! Stellar physics itself is benefiting greatly from solar discoveries, but, in tum, our understanding of many solar phenomena (such as sunspots, sunspot cycles, the corona and the solar wind) will undoubtedly increase in the future due to their observation under different conditions in other stars. In the 'old days' the solar atmosphere was regarded as a static, plane-parallel structure, heated by the dissipation of sound waves and with its upper layer expanding in a spherically symmetric manner as the solar wind. Outside of sunspots the magnetic field was thOUght to be unimportant with a weak uniform value of a few gauss.

Author : A. Krüger
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400994027

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Introduction to Solar Radio Astronomy and Radio Physics by A. Krüger Pdf

1. 1. Short History of Solar Radio Astronomy Since its birth in the forties of our century, solar radio astronomy has grown into an extensive scientific branch comprising a number of quite different topics covering technical sciences, astrophysics, plasma physics, solar-terrestrial physics, and other disciplines. Historically, the story of radio astronomy goes back to the times of James Clerk Maxwell, whose well known phenomenological electromagnetic field equations have become the basis of present-time radio physics. As a direct consequence of these equations, Maxwell was able to prognosticate the existence of radio waves which fifteen years later were experimentally detected by the famous work of Heinrich Hertz (1887/88). However, all attempts to detect radio waves from cosmic objects failed until 1932, which was mainly due to the early stage of development of receiving techniques and the as yet missing knowledge of the existence of a screening ionosphere (which was detected in 1925). Therefore, famous inventors like Thomas Edison and A. E. Kennelly, as well as Sir Oliver Lodge, were unsuccessful in receiving any radio emission from the Sun or other extraterrestrial sources. Another hindering point was that nobody could a priori expect that solar radio emission should have something to do with solar activity so that unfortunately by chance some experiments were carried out just at periods of low solar activity. This was also why Karl Guthe Jansky at the birth of radio astronomy detected galactic radio waves but no emission from the Sun.