Solar astrophysics [Book] /
Peter V. Foukal.
- 3rd, revised edition.
- Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, c2013.
- xv, 472 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Physics textbook .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This revised edition describes our current understanding of the sun. It incudes a comprehensive account of the history of solar astrophysics, along with a overview of the key instruments throughout the various periods. In contrast to other books on this subject, the choice of material deals even-handedly with the entire scope of important topics covered in solar research. The author makes the advances in our understanding of the sun accessible to students and non-specialists by careful use of relatively simple physical concepts. .