Astrophysics III: The Solar System / Astrophysik III: Das Sonnensystem

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• The Photosphere of the Sun.
• I. The continuous spectrum.
• a) Solar constant.
• b) Observed limb darkening.
• c) Observed solar energy distribution.
• d) Observational models of the photosphere.
• II. The Fraunhofer spectrum.
• a) Observational data.
• b) The formation of Fraunhofer lines.
• c) The analysis of Fraunhofer lines.
• General references.
• Structure and Dynamics of the Solar Atmosphere.
• A. The undisturbed photosphere and chromosphere.
• I. The undisturbed photosphere.
• a) Granulation.
• b) Temperature and density inhomogeneities in the photosphere.
• c) Micro- and macro-turbulence in the photosphere.
• d) Theory of convection and turbulence in the solar atmosphere.
• II. The chromosphere.
• a) The chromosphere at the limb.
• b) The chromosphere on the disk.
• c) Structure and dynamics of the chromosphere; transition to the corona.
• B. The disturbed parts of the photosphere and chromosphere.
• I. Sunspots.
• a) The individual spots.
• b) Group of spots.
• II. Photospheric and chromospheric faculae.
• a) The faculae proper.
• b) The “centre of activity”.
• III. Flares and associated phenomena.
• a) Monochromatic observations.
• b) Spectrographic observations.
• c) Dynamical phenomena associated with flares.
• IV. Filaments and prominences.
• a) The quiescent prominences.
• b) Moving prominences.
• C. The corona.
• I. Optical observations.
• a) The quiet minimum corona; photometry, ionization and excitation.
• b) The structure of the quiet minimum corona; temperatures and densities.
• c) The active parts of the corona and the “maximum corona”.
• II. Radio emission from the Sun.
• a) The quiet Sun.
• b) Thermal radiation from centres of activity.
• c) Non-thermal radiation: type III and type U bursts.
• d) Other non-thermal radiophenomena, often connected with flares.
• D. Solar rotation and the solar cycle.
• a) The solar cycle.
• b) Solar rotation and the Sun’s general magnetic field.
• E. Solar and terrestrial relationship.
• The Atmospheres of the Planets.
• I. Introduction.
• II. The Earth’s atmosphere.
• III. The atmosphere of Venus.
• IV. The atmosphere of Mars.
• V. The atmospheres of Mercury and the Moon.
• VI. The atmospheres of major planets and their satellites.
• VII. Conclusions.
• Acknowledgment.
• References.
• Planetary Interiors.
• I. The mass-radius relation of cold bodies.
• II. Empirical features of the planets.
• III. Structure and composition of the planets.
• a) The constitution of the terrestrial planets.
• b) The constitution of the jovian planets.
• Radio Echoes from Sun, Moon and Planets.
• I. Strength and characteristics of echoes.
• II. Moon echoes.
• III. Future possibilities.
• IV. The Earth’s immediate neighbourhood.
• Die Kometen.
• I. Einleitung.
• II. Kometenbahnen.
• III. Spektren und Physik der Kometen.
• IV. Zur Deutung der Kometenformen.
• V. Kosmogonie der Kometen.
• Meteors.
• 1. Introduction.
• 2. Basic theory of the meteoric processes.
• 3. Meteor spectra.
• 4. Meteor dynamics and orbits of comets, asteroids, and meteors.
• 5. Meteoritic dust.
• 6. Visual meteor studies.
• 7. Radio meteor techniques.
• 8. Photographic meteor techniques.
• 9. The masses and densities of meteoroids.
• 10. Shower meteors.
• 11. Sporadic meteors and the total influx.
• 12. Origin of meteors, fireballs and meteorites.
• 13. Meteorites.
• Acknowledgments.
• Sachverzeichnis (Deutsch/Englisch).
• Subject Index (English/German).