<p><p>This text, updated and expanded from the first edition, is designed for beginning students of stellar physics, and introduces the fundamentals of stellar structure and evolution. In emphasizing the general picture of the life cycles of stars and the physics responsible, it also allows prospect
Stellar Interiors: Physical Principles, Structure, and Evolution
โ Scribed by Carl J. Hansen, Steven D. Kawaler (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 452
- Series
- Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Preliminaries....Pages 1-33
An Overview of Stellar Evolution....Pages 35-108
Equations of State....Pages 109-148
Radiative and Conductive Heat Transfer....Pages 149-173
Heat Transfer by Convection....Pages 175-207
Stellar Energy Sources....Pages 209-260
Stellar Modeling....Pages 261-314
Structure and Evolution of the Sun....Pages 315-338
Structure and Evolution of White Dwarfs....Pages 339-357
Asteroseismology....Pages 359-420
Back Matter....Pages 421-445
โฆ Subjects
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques; Astrophysics and Astroparticles; Geophysics/Geodesy
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This text introduces the fundamentals of the classical elements of stellar evolution and structure, providing an overview with enough detail for students to understand the general picture, while allowing prospective specialists a taste of many aspects of the discipline. Because the text is intended