The Sun as a Guide to Stellar Physics

Oddbjørn Engvold is Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Oslo. He specializes in solar physics, and was Secretary General of the International Astronomical Union from 2003 to 2006, of which he is still an active member. He has authored and edited four books on solar physics and astronomy and has published more than 115 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Jean-Claude Vial is a Researcher in the Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale at the University of Paris-Sud. He is an active member of the International Astronomical Union and is Directeur de Recherche for CNRS. His research interests include solar prominences, the chromosphere, and the solar corona. He has published nearly 300 articles and book chapters. Andrew Skumanich is a Researcher for the High Altitude Observatory at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. His research interests include the solar photosphere and chromosphere and the thermodynamic and magnetic nature of the regions. He has published over 90 articles and book chapters.

1. A) Discoveries and Concepts: The Sun's Role in Astrophysics   Jack B. Zirker and Oddbjørn Engvold 2. B) Stellar & Solar Chromospheres and Attendant Phenomena   Thomas Ayres 3. C) The Sun's Atmosphere   Alexander I. Shapiro, Hardi Peter, and Sami K. Solanki 4. D) Helioseismic Inferences on the Internal  Structure and Dynamics of the Sun   Sarbani Basu and William J. Chaplin 5. E) Atmospheric Structure, Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics and Magnetism 5.1 Spectroscopy and Atomic Physics   Philip Judge 5.2 Models of Solar and Stellar Atmospheres   Petr Heinzel 5.3 Spectropolarimetry, Magnetic Structures & Their Evolution   Kiyoshi Ichimoto 6. F) Coronal Magnetism as a Universal Phenomenon   BC Low 7. G) MHD and Solar Dynamo Action   Eric Priest 8. H) Solar and Stellar Variability   Marianne Faurobert 9. I) High-Energy Solar Physics   Hugh Hudson and Alexander MacKinnon 10. J) Space Weather at Earth and in Our Solar System   Noé Lugaz 11. K) Solar-Stellar Connection   Gibor Basri 12. L) Instrumentation 12.1 Observations of the Sun from Space   Alan Title 12.2 High-Resolution Ground-Based Observations of the Sun   Oddbjørn Engvold and Jack Zirker 13. M) Solar Data and Simulations   Neal Hurlburt 14. N) Challenges and Prospects for the Future   Jean-Claude Vial and Andrew Skumanich