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Record Nr.

UNINA9910427667303321

Autore

Hanslmeier Arnold

Titolo

The chaotic solar cycle / / Arnold Hanslmeier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

981-15-9821-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 216 p. 108 illus., 89 illus. in color.)

Collana

Atmosphere, earth, ocean & space

Disciplina

523.7

Soggetti

Solar cycle

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

The Sun as a star -- Solar activity -- Chaos -- Chaotic solar cycle -- Solar cycle and Earth’s climate -- Prediction solar activity.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers an overview of solar physics with a focus on solar activity, particularly the activity cycle. It is known that solar activity varies periodically, but there are also phases of intermittency, such as the Maunder minimum, during which solar activity is very low or high over several decades. The book provides a brief introduction to chaos theory and investigates solar activity in terms of its chaotic behavior. It also discusses how intermittent phases of solar activity have affected and can affect Earth’s climate and long-term space weather, and reviews the underlying theories relating to the solar dynamo mechanism. Furthermore, each chapter includes references to scientific literature (review articles and papers) so that readers can delve deeper into the subjects covered. This richly illustrated book will appeal to a wide readership, and is also useful as a textbook for courses in solar physics and astrophysics.