E-Book, Englisch, 496 Seiten
Solar-Type Activity in Main-Sequence Stars
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-3-540-28243-3
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
E-Book, Englisch, 496 Seiten
ISBN: 978-3-540-28243-3
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
The first comprehensive monograph on this active and productive field of research investigates solar-type activity amongst the large spectrum of low- and middle-mass main sequence stars, and presents the subject in a systematic and comprehensive fashion.
Weitere Infos & Material
1;Preface;6
1.1;Preface to the English edition;9
2;Contents;10
3;Introduction;12
3.1;Brief History of Investigation of Flare Red Dwarfs;12
3.2;Terminological Remarks;16
4;1 Flare Stars in a Quiescent State;19
4.1;1.1 General Characteristics of Flare Stars;19
4.2;1.2 Photospheres;23
4.3;1.3 Chromospheres and Transition Regions;67
4.4;1.4 Coronae and Stellar Winds;131
4.5;1.5 Heating Mechanisms for Stellar Atmospheres;191
5;2 Flares;201
5.1;2.1 General Description of Stellar Flares;204
5.2;2.2 Temporal Characteristics of Flares;215
5.3;2.3 Flare Energy;224
5.4;2.4 Dynamics and Radiation Mechanisms of Flares in Different Wavelengths;250
5.5;2.5 Models of Stellar Flares;370
6;3 Long-Term Variations in Activity of Flare Stars;391
6.1;3.1 Activity Cycles;391
6.2;3.2 Evolutionary Changes in the Activity of Stars;404
7;4 Conclusion;429
7.1;4.1 Activity and Subphotospheric Magnetic Fields;431
7.2;4.2 Activity and Magnetism of Stellar Atmospheres;436
8;References;442
9;Index;497
