The Life of Stars The Controversial Inception and Emergence of the Theory of Stellar Structure /

This beautifully illustrated book describes the birth and evolution of the theory of stellar structure through the vehement controversy between biology (as presented by Darwin) and physics (as presented by Kelvin) about the age of the Earth, which culminated with Rutherford suggesting radioactive da...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shaviv, Giora (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Temas:
Solar system.
Science-History.
Astronomy.
Physics-Philosophy.
Nuclear physics.
Space Physics.
History of Science.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy.
Nuclear Physics.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Controversy about the Age of the Earth
  • What Stellar Classification Tells Us
  • The Dawn of a New Era
  • Towards a Complete Theory of Stellar Structure
  • From Chemistry to Dying Stars
  • The Solution to the Stellar Energy Problem
  • How the Low Mass Stars Perish
  • The Life and Death of Massive Stars
  • The Sun.

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