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Understanding stellar evolution /

Understanding Stellar Evolution' is based on a series of graduate-level courses taught at the University of Washington since 2004, and is written for physics and astronomy students and for anyone with a physics background who is interested in stars. It describes the structure and evolution of s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Lamers, Henny J. G. L. M., 1941- (Autor), Levesque, Emily M (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2017]
Colección:AAS-IOP Astronomy.
IOP astronomy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Understanding Stellar Evolution' is based on a series of graduate-level courses taught at the University of Washington since 2004, and is written for physics and astronomy students and for anyone with a physics background who is interested in stars. It describes the structure and evolution of stars, with emphasis on the basic physical principles and the interplay between the different processes inside stars such as nuclear reactions, energy transport, chemical mixing, pulsation, mass loss, and rotation. Based on these principles, the evolution of low- and high-mass stars is explained from their formation to their death. In addition to homework exercises for each chapter, the text contains a large number of questions that are meant to stimulate the understanding of the physical principles. An extensive set of accompanying lecture slides is available for teachers in both Keynote® and PowerPoint® formats.
Notas:"Version: 20171201"--Title page verso.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color).
Also available in print.
Público:Final year undergraduate and graduate students in astrophysics, researchers.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780750312783
9780750312806
ISSN:2514-3433