Open AccessHelioseismology: Probing the interior of a star
Author(s) -
P. Demarque,
D. B. Guenther
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.96.10.5356
Subject(s) - helioseismology , physics , star (game theory) , astrophysics , stellar population , astronomy , stellar evolution , population , star formation , stars , magnetic field , demography , sociology , quantum mechanics
Helioseismology offers, for the first time, an opportunity to probe in detail the deep interior of a star (our Sun). The results will have a profound impact on our understanding not only of the solar interior, but also neutrino physics, stellar evolution theory, and stellar population studies in astrophysics.
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