Research report 2006 - Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
Helioseismology
Authors
Gizon, Laurent
Departments
Helio- und Asteroseismologie (MPG) (Prof. Dr. Laurent Gizon)
MPI für Sonnensystemforschung, Katlenburg-Lindau
Summary
Millions of modes of vibration, excited by turbulent convection, enable solar physicists to see inside the Sun. Three dimensional helioseismic techniques offer unique prospects for probing complex magnetohydrodynamical processes and uncovering the mechanism of the solar cycle, while the extension of seismic investigations to distant stars will open a new era of observational stellar research.