Asteroseismology

ISBN-13: 9781107029446 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 248 str.

Pere L. Palle; Cesar Esteban; Pere L. Pall

Opis

Our understanding of stars has grown significantly due to recent advances in asteroseismology, the stellar analog of helioseismology, the study of the Sun's acoustic wave oscillations. Using ground-based and satellite observatories to measure the frequency spectra of starlight, researchers are able to probe beneath a star's surface and map its interior structure. This volume provides a wide-ranging and up-to-date overview of the theoretical, experimental, and analytical tools for carrying out front-line research in stellar physics using asteroseismological observations, tools, and inferences. Chapters from seven eminent scientists in residence at the twenty-second Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics examine the interior of our Sun relative to data collected from distant stars, how to measure the fundamental parameters of single field stars, diffusion processes, and the effects of rotation on stellar structures. The volume also provides detailed treatments of modeling and computing programs, providing astronomers and graduate students a practical, methods-based guide.

Recenzje

'… lucidly written … the book is not merely an excellent introduction for the beginner, for in amongst the presentations of the essentially standard material there lurk many gems for the connoisseur.' The Observatory

Spis treści

1. Sounding the solar cycle with helioseismology William J. Chaplin; 2. Learning physics from the stars Steven D. Kawaler; 3. Solar-like oscillations: an observational perspective Timothy R. Bedding; 4. Studying stars through frequency inversions Sarbani Basu; 5. A crash course on data analysis in asteroseismology Thierry Appourchaux; 6. An observer's views and tools Donald W. Kurtz; 7. Asteroseismology of red giants Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard.