2002/07/18 by J. Christensen-Dalsgaard, J. Christensen‐Dalsgaard · 7 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/revmodphys.74.1073
published as Rev.Mod.Phys.74:1073-1129,2003 · 60 pages, 27 figures. Scheduled for publication in Rev. Mod. Phys., Oct. 2002. A larger gzipped postscript version, with higher-quality figures, is available at http://astro.ifa.au.dk/~jcd/papers/rmp01/text-13.ps.gz
arxiv created 2002/07/18 · openalex publication_date 2002/11/08 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2022/02/13 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Oscillations detected on the solar surface provide a unique opportunity for investigations of the interior properties of a star. Through major observational efforts, including extensive observations from space, as well as through the development of sophisticated tools for the analysis and interpretation of the data, we have been able to infer the large-scale structure and rotation of the solar interior with substantial accuracy. In addition, information is emerging about the complex subsurface structure and dynamics of sunspot regions, which dominate the magnetic activity in the solar atmosphere and beyond. The results provide a detailed test of the modeling of stellar structure and evolution, and hence of the physical properties of matter assumed in the models. In this way the basis for using stellar modeling in other branches of science is substantially strengthened; an important example is the use of observations of solar neutrinos to constrain the properties of the neutrino.