Abstract

Preface. 1. Solar Magnetism -- an Overview. 2. Theory of Polarized Radiation. 3. Interaction of Matter with Radiation. 4. Radiative Transfer without Scattering. 5. Classical Scattering and the Hanle Effect. 6. Non-LTE Radiative Transfer: Phenomenological Treatment. 7. Introduction to Quantum Field Theory of Polarized Radiative Transfer. 8. Multi-Level Radiative Transfer with Coherence Effects. 9. Rayleigh and Raman Scattering. 10. Collisions, Partial Redistribution, and Turbulent Magnetic Fields. 11. Solutions of the Polarized Transfer Equation. 12. Diagnostics of Small-Scale Magnetic Fields. 13. Instrumentation for Solar Polarimetry. References. Symbol Index. Subject Index.

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