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- catalog abstract ""Jack Zirker takes us on an imaginary voyage from the center of the sun to its surface, showing us how sunlight is made and finally following the sun's energy to the far reaches of the solar system. Along the way, he introduces the basic processes at work in our nearest star and the exciting answers solar scientists are finding to problems that have long perplexed astronomers." "Journey from the Center of the Sun describes how theory and practice are coming together to provide a new understanding of this old star. At this moment, solar physicists are collecting the best observations ever obtained about the sun's interior and dynamic atmosphere, while a new breed of theorists is interpreting these data using computer simulations. Zirker reports on cutting-edge advances and looks at the tough questions solar physicists are beginning to crack. How can we account for the solar wind that causes the sun to lose mass at an astonishing rate? Where have all the neutrinos gone? How does the sun generate magnetic sunspots, and why does it have a sunspot cycle? What causes a solar flare to explode? How does the sun affect the earth's climate? What is a sunquake?" "For the armchair astronomer or the student of astrophysics, this book provides an unusually complete picture of solar physics today."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12377585.
- catalog coverage "Sun.".
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description ""Jack Zirker takes us on an imaginary voyage from the center of the sun to its surface, showing us how sunlight is made and finally following the sun's energy to the far reaches of the solar system. Along the way, he introduces the basic processes at work in our nearest star and the exciting answers solar scientists are finding to problems that have long perplexed astronomers." "Journey from the Center of the Sun describes how theory and practice are coming together to provide a new understanding of this old star. At this moment, solar physicists are collecting the best observations ever obtained about the sun's interior and dynamic atmosphere, while a new breed of theorists is interpreting these data using computer simulations. Zirker reports on cutting-edge advances and looks at the tough questions solar physicists are beginning to crack. How can we account for the solar wind that causes the sun to lose mass at an astonishing rate? Where have all the neutrinos gone? How does the sun generate magnetic sunspots, and why does it have a sunspot cycle? What causes a solar flare to explode? How does the sun affect the earth's climate? What is a sunquake?" "For the armchair astronomer or the student of astrophysics, this book provides an unusually complete picture of solar physics today."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Getting started -- Secret heart of the sun -- Deep interior -- Order and chaos : the convection zone -- Looking inside from the outside -- Hot atmosphere -- Magnetic atmosphere -- Middle Kingdom : the chromosphere and transition zone -- Active regions -- Explosions on the sun -- Corona and the wind -- "Like a tea tray in the sky" -- Solar and stellar cycles -- Sun and climate -- Few words : where do we go from here?".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 302 p., 8 p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0691057818 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Sun.".
- catalog subject "523.7 21".
- catalog subject "QB521 .Z58 2002".
- catalog tableOfContents "Getting started -- Secret heart of the sun -- Deep interior -- Order and chaos : the convection zone -- Looking inside from the outside -- Hot atmosphere -- Magnetic atmosphere -- Middle Kingdom : the chromosphere and transition zone -- Active regions -- Explosions on the sun -- Corona and the wind -- "Like a tea tray in the sky" -- Solar and stellar cycles -- Sun and climate -- Few words : where do we go from here?".
- catalog title "Journey from the center of the sun / Jack B. Zirker.".
- catalog type "text".