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Introduction to Stellar Structure

By Walter J. Maciel (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2016
ISBN
978-3-319-16141-9, 978-3-319-16142-6
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-16142-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3073126 bytes)
Series
Springer Praxis Books
Edition
1
Pages
XV, 215\223
Time added
2015-11-25 16:51:03
AstronomyAstrophysics and Cosmology

Description

In the first part of this book, the author presents the basic properties of the stellar interior and describes them thoroughly, along with deriving the main stellar structure equations of temperature, density, pressure and luminosity, among others. The process and application of solving these equations is explained, as well as linking these results with actual observations. The second part of the text describes what happens to a star over time and how to determine this by solving the same equations at different points during a star’s lifetime. The fate of various stars is quite different depending on their masses and this is described in the final parts of the book. This text can be used for an upper level undergraduate course or an introductory graduate course on stellar physics.

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