solar physics
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- noun
- /ˈsoʊlər ˈfɪzɪks/
- Specialized
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física solar
- He forged an alliance with the Montana State University (MSU) space science and engineering laboratory, and SKC faculty and students became collaborators in several solar-physics research projects.
- solar physics research
Examples
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The sun's brightness increased steadily through the Cenozoic, by about 0.4 percent according to solar physics models (Sackmann et al., 1993).
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Those moves enhanced Goldberg's influence in the science community and enabled him to continue his research in solar physics, especially using satellite-based observations.
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Solar physics is an extremely difficult area of research.
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The interest I still maintain in solar physics stems from that era.
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For researchers, the brief minutes of totality open a window into some of the deepest mysteries of solar physics.
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Solar physics is at the other end of the spectrum from extragalactic, my own personal area of expertise, but I knew some of what would happen next.
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Goldberg continued research in solar physics at Harvard until he landed a more secure post at the McMath-Hulbert Observatory, a small institution affiliated with the University of Michigan.
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"Those included, according to the website nasa.gov, "experiments in the fields of atmospheric physics, Earth observations, space plasma physics, astronomy and solar physics, materials processing, and life sciences.
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One of the most enduring mysteries in solar physics is why the Sun's outer atmosphere, or corona, is millions of degrees hotter than its surface.
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For researchers, the brief minutes of totality offer a window into one of the deepest mysteries of solar physics: the mystery of coronal heating.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the branch of astronomy that studies the physical properties and phenomena of the sun' is directly derivable from combining 'solar' (pertaining to the sun) with 'physics' (the scientific study of matter and energy). This is a straightforward noun–noun compound following common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
The term solar physics combines solar (about 'the sun') and physics (the study of how things and energy behave), giving the clear picture of scientists watching the sun's heat, flares and spots. So, solar physics means the part of science that studies the sun's physical features and events.