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This chapter is devoted to the discussion of some recent developments that allow us to ‘pierce through the outer layers of a star and test the conditions within.’
At first sight it would seem that the deep interior of the Sun and stars is less accessible to scientific investigation than any other region of the universe. Our telescopes may probe farther and farther into the depths of space; but how can we ever obtain certain knowledge of that which is being hidden behind substantial barriers? What appliance can pierce through the outer layers of a star and test the conditions within?
Sir Arthur Eddington
The Internal Constitution of the Stars.
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Srinivasan, G. (2014). Sounds of the Sun. In: What are the Stars?. Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45302-1_6
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