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J. O. Stenflo
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Institute of Astronomy, Zurich, Switzerland
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Table of contents (57 papers)
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Small-scale Magnetic Fields
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- Oskar Steiner, J. O. Stenflo
Pages 181-184
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Magnetohydrodynamics of the Photosphere
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Front Matter
Pages 189-189
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- M. Steffen, D. Gigas, H. Holweger, A. Krüss, H.-G. Ludwig
Pages 213-216
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- C. Marmolino, G. Severino
Pages 251-254
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- S. K. Solanki, B. Roberts
Pages 259-262
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- John H. Thomas, Benjamin Montesinos
Pages 263-266
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- V. I. Abramenko, S. I. Gopasyuk, M. B. Ogir
Pages 267-271
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- J. C. Henoux, B. V. Somov
Pages 273-277
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Large-Scale Structure and Dynamics
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Front Matter
Pages 279-279
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- V. I. Makarov, K. R. Sivaraman
Pages 281-295
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About this book
Solar and stellar photospheres constitute the layers most accessible to observations, forming the interface between the interior and the outside of the stars. The solar atmosphere is a rich physics laboratory, in which the whole spectrum of radiative, dynamical, and magnetic processes that tranfer energy into space can be observed. As the fundamental processes take place on very small spatial scales, we need high· resolution observations to explore them. On the other hand the small-scale processes act together to form global properties of the sun, which have their origins in the solar interior. The rapid advances in observational techniques and theoreticallllodelling over the past decade made it very timely to bring together scientists from east and west to the first lAU Symposium on this topic. The physics of the photosphere involves complicated interactions between magnetic fields, convection, waves, and radiation. During the past decade our understanding of these gener ally small-scale structures and processes has been dramatically advanced. New instrumen tations, on ground and in space, have given us new means to study the granular convection. Diagnostic methods in Stokes polarimetry have allowed us to go beyond the limitations of spatial resolution to explore the structure and dynamics of the subarcsec magnetic struc tures. Extensive numerical simulations of the interaction between convection and magnetic fields using powerful supercomputers are providing deepened physical insight. Granulation, magnetic fields, and dynamo processes are being explored in the photospheres of other stars, guided by our improved understanding of the solar photosphere.
Editors and Affiliations
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Institute of Astronomy, Zurich, Switzerland
J. O. Stenflo
