Department of Physics

18310  Solar Physics

Course Webpage: https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PHYS368/

Course Content

• Forms of solar energy: Thermal, kinetic, magnetic energy.
• Photosphere: Radiation propagation. Velocity fields. Magnetic elements (small magnetic flux tubes, large magnetic flux tubes, formation, stability and dissolution of spots, Evershed effect).
• Chromosphere and corona: Radiation propagation. Wave propagation. Structures in the low chromosphere. Structures in the upper chromosphere-transition region. Structures in the corona.
• Solar activity: Mechanisms of magnetic field evolution. Formation of centres of action. Evolution of centres of action - magnetic structures, flare and models thereof. Coronal mass ejection and models thereof. Solar cycle.
• Heliosphere: Structure. Spatio-temporal variations. Cosmic rays and energetic particles.