English

A stellar view of the Sun

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2023-09-04 v3

Abstract

This invited memoir looks back on my scientific career that straddles the solar and stellar branches of astrophysics, with sprinklings of historical context and personal opinion. Except for a description of my life up to my Ph.D. phase, the structure is thematic rather than purely chronological, focusing on those topics that I worked on throughout substantial parts of my life: stars like the Sun and the Sun-as-a-star, surface field evolution, coronal structure and dynamics, heliophysics education, and space weather. Luck and a broadly inquisitive frame of mind shaped a fortunate life on two continents, taking me from one amazing mentor, colleague, and friend to another, working in stimulating settings to interpret data from state-of-the-art space observatories.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2308.09069,
  title  = {A stellar view of the Sun},
  author = {C. J. Schrijver},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.09069},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

Invited memoir, accepted for publication in Solar Physics, with minor corrections made in proofs stage in second submission to arXiv