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Stellar rotation /

Like the Earth and planets, stars rotate. Understanding how stars rotate is central to modelling their structure, formation and evolution, and how they interact with their environment and companion stars. This authoritative volume, first published in 2000, provides a lucid introduction to stellar ro...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tassoul, Jean Louis
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Series:Cambridge astrophysics series ; 36.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; 1 Observational basis; 2 Rotating fluids; 3 Rotating stars; 4 Meridional circulation; 5 Solar rotation; 6 The early-type stars; 7 The late-type stars; 8 Tidal interaction; Epilogue; Subject index; Author index