This textbook designed for advanced undergraduate students covers the foundations and principles in the field, and gives the necessary background for advanced courses. Beginning with a survey of some of the fundamentals of statistical mechanics, Collins builds up the physics of stellar structure ste
Fundamentals of Stellar Astrophysics
β Scribed by G. Collins
- Book ID
- 127457863
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 6 MB
- Category
- Library
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