Sun, Earth and Sky （1995. Corr. 2nd Printing）

Lang, Kenneth R.

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K（1997/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 282 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9783540628088
• DDC分類 523

Full Description

This is an introduction to the sun, its physics, and its impact on life here on Earth. Using results based on on radio telescope and satellite observations, the author describes the sun's nuclear energy processes, its mysterious neutrino flux, its seismic activity, its magnetic fields and sunspots, its corona, solar flares and prominences, the solar wind, and the important and multifaceted role of sunlight in both sustaining and endangering life on Earth.

Contents

Good day, sunshine; energizing the sun; ghostlike neutrinos; taking the pulse of the sun; a magnetic star; an unseen world of perpetual change; the violent sun; energizing space; transforming the Earth's life-sustaining atmosphere; fire and ice.