Stellar Interiors

Physical Principles, Structure, and Evolution

Carl J. Hansen, Steven D. Kawaler, Virginia Trimble

526 pages, parution le 21/04/2004 (2^eme édition)

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This text, designed for beginning students of stellar physics, 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 nuclear physics and stellar energy sources, the equation of state of stellar material, phenomenological approaches to convection, and modern 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. The text contains the source code for two useful programs, ZAMS (for constructing chemically homogeneous zero-age main sequence models) and PULS (to study the seismological properties of the ZAMS models). Some chapters include exercises. The diskette can be used on any computer with a FORTRAN compiler.

Written for:
Upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, astrophysicists

L'auteur - Carl J. Hansen

Hansen, Carl J.

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Preliminaries
An Overview of Stellar Evolution
Equations of State
Radiative and Conductive Heat Transfer, 5. heat Transfer by Convection
Stellar Energy Sources
Stellar Modeling
Structure and Evolution of the Sun
Structure and Evolution of White Dwarfs
Appendixes

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Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	Carl J. Hansen, Steven D. Kawaler, Virginia Trimble
Parution	21/04/2004
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	526
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	910g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780387200897
ISBN13	978-0-387-20089-7