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Theoretical periods of normal modes of vibration of the Sun are compared with the observed periods of oscillation of the solar surface. It is inferred from the comparison that it may soon be possible to use solar oscillations to measure aspects of the internal structure of the Sun.
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Christensen-Dalsgaard, J., Gough, D. Towards a heliological inverse problem. Nature 259, 89–92 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/259089a0
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