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Molecular collisions in the interstellar medium /
In the interstellar medium - the space between the stars in galaxies - new stars are born from material that is replenished by the debris ejected by stars when they die. This book, first published in 2007, is a comprehensive manual for studying the collisional and radiative processes observed in the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2007.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
| Colección: | Cambridge astrophysics series ;
42. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the interstellar medium - the space between the stars in galaxies - new stars are born from material that is replenished by the debris ejected by stars when they die. This book, first published in 2007, is a comprehensive manual for studying the collisional and radiative processes observed in the interstellar medium. This second edition has been thoroughly updated and extended to cover related topics in radiation theory. It considers the chemistry of the interstellar medium both at the present epoch and in the early Universe, and discusses the physics and chemistry of shock waves. The methods of calculation of the rates of collisional excitation of interstellar molecules and atoms are explained, emphasising the quantum mechanical method. This book will be ideal for researchers involved in the interstellar medium and star formation, and physical chemists specialising in collision theory or in the measurement of the rates of collision processes. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 187 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-184) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511275166 0511275161 0511274467 9780511274466 9786610815401 6610815402 |