Cartography of the Sun and the Stars (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016)

The mapping of the surface of stars requires diverse skills, analysis techniques and advanced modeling, i.e. the collaboration of scientists in various specialties. This volume gives insights into new techniques allowing for the first time to obtain resolved images of stars. It takes stock of what has been achieved so far in Chile, on the ESO VLTI instrument or, in the States, on the CHARA instrument. In recent times interferometry, combined with adaptive optics has allowed to reconstruct images of stars. Besides the Sun (of course) by now five stars have been resolved in detail. In addition to interferometry, this book highlights techniques used for mapping the surfaces of stars using photometry made by space observatories; Zeeman- and Doppler Imaging; mapping the surface element abundances via spectroscopy. This book will also take stock of the best images of the solar surface, made by connecting the differential rotation to the underlying physical parameters derived from helioseismology. Recent measurements of flattening of the solar surface by SDO showed that the Sun's shape is linked to the rotation of the core. It is shown how such a result is generalizable to the stars.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Lecture Notes in Physics, 914
Release date:	March 2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Jean-Pierre Rozelot • Coralie Neiner
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	206
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-24149-4
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Galaxies, clusters, intergalactic matter > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Solar system > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Astrophysics
LSN:	3-319-24149-4
Barcode:	9783319241494

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