Introduction to Stellar Structure
In the first part of this book, the author presents the basic properties of the stellar interior and describes them thoroughly, along with deriving the main stellar structure equations of temperature, density, pressure and luminosity, among others. The process and application of solving these equati...
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2016.
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Édition: | 1st ed. 2016. |
Collection: | Astronomy and Planetary Sciences,
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Accès en ligne: | Texto Completo |
Table des matières:
- Physical Properties of the Stars
- Physical Conditions in the Stellar Interior
- The Electron Gas
- The Photon Gas
- Adiabatic Processes in the Stellar Interior
- Polytropes
- Radiative Equilibrium
- Opacity
- Electron Conduction
- Convection
- Thermonuclear Reactions
- Energy Production
- Calculation of the Stellar Structure
- Appendix A: Constants and Units
- Solutions.