Roger K. Ulrich

Physics of the sun

This book covers the field of solar physics, including the formation of the sun and planets, interior nuclear processes, interior structure, dynamics, and magnetic fields, the new and exciting field of helioseismology, the suns radiation output, various aspects of the solar atmosphere, the physics of solar flares, including nuclear processes, solar radio emission, and the solar neutrino problem. Solar phenomena in other stars and solar effects on the terrestrial environment are also treated.