The physics of the interstellar medium
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The physics of the interstellar medium
(The graduate series in astronomy)
Institute of Physics Pub., 1997
2nd ed
- hc : alk. paper
- pbk. : alk. paper
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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hc : alk. paper ISBN 9780750303064
Description
The book leads the advanced undergraduate through the wide range of disciplines related to an understanding of the interstellar medium and is suitable for any student studying either physics or astrophysics. The study of the interstellar medium incorporates a large range of physical More...processes on both large and small scales all of which are covered in this text. Together with the inclusion of simple models and problems at the end of each chapter this text provides a comprehensive overview and grounding in the study of the interstellar medium.
Table of Contents
- How we obtain information about the interstellar medium
- microscopic processes in the interstellar medium
- interstellar grains
- radiatively excited regions
- introduction to gas dynamics
- gas dynamical processes in interstellar space
- our present picture of the interstellar gas and star formation
- answers to problems.
- Volume
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pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780750304603
Description
The book leads the advanced undergraduate through the wide range of disciplines related to an understanding of the interstellar medium and is suitable for any student studying either physics or astrophysics. The study of the interstellar medium incorporates a large range of physical More...processes on both large and small scales all of which are covered in this text. Together with the inclusion of simple models and problems at the end of each chapter this text provides a comprehensive overview and grounding in the study of the interstellar medium.
Table of Contents
Introduction. How we obtain information about the interstellar medium. Microscopic processes in the interstellar medium. Interstellar grains. Radiatively excited regions. Introduction to gas dynamics. Gas dynamical effects of massive stars on the interstellar medium. Star formation and star forming regions. Answers to problems. Index.
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