The Sun in the Universe

Sivaram, C

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dc.contributor.author	Sivaram, C
dc.date.accessioned	2010-08-25T10:29:31Z
dc.date.available	2010-08-25T10:29:31Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.citation	Gopalswamy, N., Hasan, S. S & Ambastha, A., eds., Heliophysical Processes, 1st Asia-Pacific Regional School of the International Heliophysical Year, Dec 10-22, 2007 Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Kodaikanal Observatory, India, pp. 1-14
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/5234
dc.description	The original publication is available at springerlink.com	en
dc.description	Restricted Access
dc.description.abstract	This chapter provides an over view of: (1) Processes in the solar core and corona; (2) The Sun’s place in the galaxy and universe and uniqueness of the Sun for life on earth; (3) The Sun’s role in Olber’s paradox (darkness of night sky) which gave the first clue about the finiteness of the universe, crucial for cosmology; (4) Discovery of Helium in the Sun and its importance for cosmology; (5) Heavy-element abundances in the Sun compared with stellar abundances; (6) Importance of the solar neutrino problem and its final resolution in the Sudbury detector; (7) The Sun’s role in the detection of Dark matter and the current status of axions, wimps etc.; (8) The future evolution of the Sun and its effect on Earth.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Springer	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
dc.relation.uri	http://www.springerlink.com/content/g4u175866172x718/	en
dc.rights	© Springer	en
dc.title	The Sun in the Universe	en
dc.type	Article	en