Stellar Structure and Evolution (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library) - Hardcover

Kippenhahn, Rudolf; Weigert, Alfred

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540502114 ISBN 13: 9783540502111

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1989

Synopsis

This text provides an extensive treatment of the physics of the stellar interior and its underlying fundamental processes and parameters. The models developed to explain the stability, dynamics and evolution of the stars are presented and care is taken to detail the various stages in a star's life. The authors have based the text on their own pioneering work in stellar modelling.

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Review

From the reviews
"... many excellent volumes on this subject have been written. In my opinion, this one is the best."
D.L. Faulkner in: Australian & New Zealand Physicist, 1995

"Will clearly be the standard text in the subject."
N.H. Baker, Columbia University

"Kippenhahn and Weigert's work compares favorably with the few similar works, many of which are now out of date. It is superior to some others in eschewing elegance of mathematical analysis in favor of a comprehensive understanding of the observed and deduced properties of stars, from their initial formation to their final collapse."
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Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 3540502114
• ISBN 13: 9783540502111
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 484