Solar Polarization 5: In Honor of Jan Olof Stenflo (2009, Hardcover)

Key Details
Language:	English
Publisher:	Astronomical Society of the Pacific, The
Series:	Astronomical Society of teh Pacific Conference Series
Format:	Hardcover
ISBN-10:	1583816909
ISBN-13:	9781583816905

Additional Details
Editor:	K. N. Nagendra, Svetlana V. Berdyugina, Renzo Ramelli

Size
Length:	553 pages
Thickness:	1.5 in
Weight:	32 oz

Publisher's Note
The proceedings of the fifth in a series of international solar polarization workshops are contained in this volume for researchers and scientists, with experts in the field discussing new advances in high resolution spectro-polarimetry. Editors Berdyugina (astronomy, ETH Zurich), Nagendra (astrophysics, Indian Institute of Astrophysics) and Ramelli (astrophysics, Istituto Ricerche Solari Locano) compile papers that discuss such topics as the quantum theory of polarized light scattering in the presence of magnetic and electrical fields, quantum aspects of the Second Solar Spectrum and the use of Zeeman and Hanle effects to diagnose the fine structure of solar magnetic fields. Several new telescope projects concerning polarimetric instrumentation are also discussed. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)