Inside the Sun: Proceedings of the 121st Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union, Held at Versailles, France, May 22–26, 1989

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Inside the Sun : Unsolved Problems....Pages 5-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
The Standard Solar Model....Pages 21-41
Equation of State and Ionization of Dense Plasmas....Pages 43-58
Nuclear Reactions in the Sun....Pages 59-59
Solar Opacities Constrained by Solar Neutrinos and Solar Oscillations....Pages 61-80
Astrophysical Opacities at LLNL....Pages 81-90
Constraints on Solar Models from Stellar Evolution....Pages 91-100
Convection in the Sun....Pages 101-115
Comments on Solar Convection....Pages 117-124
On the Accuracy of Solar Modelling....Pages 125-132
A Look on Non-Standard Solar Models....Pages 133-144
Solar Cosmions....Pages 145-152
L’isotope 3 He dans les Étoiles. Application à la Théorie des Novæ et des Naines Blanches....Pages 153-154
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Solar Neutrino Projects....Pages 157-169
Report on the Homestake Chlorine Solar Neutrino Experiment....Pages 171-177
The Kamiokande Solar Neutrino Experiment....Pages 179-186
The Gallex Project....Pages 187-199
The Baksan Gallium Solar Neutrino Experiment....Pages 201-212
Neutrino Masses, Neutrino Oscillations and Dark Matter....Pages 213-230
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
Matter Effects in Neutrino Propagation....Pages 231-250
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
A Review of Observational Helioseismology....Pages 253-264
Networks for Helioseismic Observations....Pages 265-278
Recent Helioseismological Results from Space....Pages 279-288
Future Prospects of Helioseismology from Space....Pages 289-304
Helioseismic Investigation of Solar Internal Structure....Pages 305-326
Using Helioseismic Data to Probe the Hydrogen Abundance in the Solar Core....Pages 327-340
Magnetic Field in the Sun’s Interior from Oscillation Data....Pages 341-348
Variations of the Low l Solar Acoustic Spectrum Correlated with the Activity Cycle....Pages 349-355
Stellar Seismology....Pages 357-370
Solar and Stellar Cycles....Pages 371-382
Front Matter....Pages 383-383
The Solar Dynamo....Pages 385-402
The Evolution of the Sun’s Angular Momentum....Pages 403-413
Angular Momentum Transport and Magnetic Fields in the Solar Interior....Pages 415-423
Theory of Transport Processes....Pages 425-436
Surface Abundances of Light Elements as Diagnostics of Transport Processes in the Sun and Solar-Type Stars....Pages 437-448
Front Matter....Pages 449-449
Open Questions....Pages 451-475
Front Matter....Pages 477-477
Closing Remarks....Pages 477-477
Back Matter....Pages 479-518