Cox and Giuli's Principles of Stellar Structure (Advances in Astronomy & Astrophysics) - Hardcover

Weiss, Achim; Hillebrandt, Wolfgang; Thomas, Hans-Christoph; Ritter, Hans

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1904868207 ISBN 13: 9781904868200

Publisher: Cambridge Scientific Publishers, 2004

Synopsis

Cox an Giuli's Principles of Stellar Structure has been the reference textbook for studies of structure of stars for several decades. Its content and discussion of all aspects of stellar physics make it a useful volume for scholars and students. This extended second edition by four specialists in the field includes recent improvements and developments in the modeling and understanding of stars, to the original text; such as the results from Hipparcos mission, the solar model and the inclusion of particle diffusion in stellar models.

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About the Author

W.Hillebrandt is Director and A.Weiss, H-C.Thomas and H.Ritter are researchers at the Max-Planck-Institut fur Astrophysik, Garching, Germany and and are internationally well-known authors and editors in astronomy and astrophysics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge Scientific Publishers
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904868207
• ISBN 13: 9781904868200
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 792