Stellar Interiors: Physical Principles, Structure and Evolution (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library) - Hardcover

Hansen, Carl J.; Kawaler, Steven D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 354094138X ISBN 13: 9783540941385

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1994

Synopsis

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 for beginning students of stellar physics, the authors steer the book clear of intensive mathematics and physics, preferring to develop solidly portions of important theory that are often overlooked in typical courses, such as stellar energy sources (nuclear physics) and mixing length theory of convection (including modern multidimensional numerical experiments in convection and phenomenological approaches to convection).

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Review

From the reviews "Besides being well-written, it presents some fresh perspectives ... Well designed to be a textbook in a senior-level course both for students interested in astronomy and space, planetary and Earth sciences, and for students seeking to consolidate their understanding by using it in a broad set of applications. It can also provide a readable introduction to the subject for scientists working in related areas... The book comes with a PC diskette containing two FORTRAN programs (on stellar evolution). This is now my favorite book to use in a senior-level course." PHYSICS TODAY

From the Back Cover

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 prospective specialists a taste of many of the detailed aspects of this mature discipline. The authors develop a solid foundation in important theory that is often overlooked in typical courses yet steer clear of extraneous intensive mathematics and physics.
Topics include:
*The life stories of stars explained by observation and theory
*Equations of state of stellar material
*Basic radiative transfer and stellar spectra
*Stellar energy sources and nucleosynthesis
*Phenomenological approaches to convection
*Numerical techniques for computation of stellar evolution
Keeping pace with recent developments, the authors incorporate important elements such as asteroseismology, and the effects of rotation and magnetic fields.
This edition contains an extensive set of exercises that supplement and expand on the text.
About the authors:
Carl Hansen is Professor Emeritus of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, and Fellow Adjoint of JILA, at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Steve Kawaler is Professor of Astrophysics at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Virginia Trimble is Professor of Physics at the University of California, Irvine, and Visiting Professor of Astronomy at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 354094138X
• ISBN 13: 9783540941385
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 458