Sun: An Introduction FROM THE PUBLISHER
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.
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
Nicely written and abundantly illustrated text provides graduate students and advanced undergraduates with a usefully detailed introduction to what is presently known concerning the physics of the sun. Provides review of theory, of instrumentation and observational technique, of the motivating drift of current research. The author is associated with the Kiepenheurer Institute for Solar Physics in Freiburg, West Germany. Exercises punctuate the text, and key references are provided. Nine chapters provide excellent coverage. (NW) Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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