| Description |
1 online resource (293 pages) |
| Series |
Cambridge Astrophysics, 46 |
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Cambridge Astrophysics, 46
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| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; 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; Appendix 1 Observing techniques for sunspots; Appendix 2 Essentials of magnetohydrodynamic theory |
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| Summary |
Comprehensive account of sunspots and starspots for graduate students, astronomers, geophysicists, space physicists and experts in solar and stellar physics |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Starspots.
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Sunspots.
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Starspots
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Sunspots
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Weiss, Nigel O
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| ISBN |
9780511455629 |
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0511455623 |
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