Physical processes in the interstellar medium

Author(s)

• Spitzer, Lyman

Bibliographic Information

Physical processes in the interstellar medium

Lyman Spitzer, Jr.

（Wiley classics library）

Wiley, 1998

• :Wiley classics pbk. ed.

Note

"A Wiley-Interscience publication."

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Discusses the nature of interstellar matter, with a strong emphasis on basic physical principles. Summarizes the present state of knowledge about the interstellar medium and provides the latest observational data. Physics and chemistry of the interstellar medium are treated, with frequent references to observational results. The overall equilibrium and dynamical state of the interstellar gas are described, with discussions of explosions produced by star birth and star death and the initial phases of cloud collapse leading to star formation.

Table of Contents

Interstellar Matter-- An Overview. Elastic Collisions and Kinetic Equilibrium. Radiative Processes. Excitation. Ionization and Dissociation. Kinetic Temperature. Optical Properties of Grains. Polarization and Grain Alignment. Physical Properties of Grains. Dynamical Principles. Overall Equilibrium. Explosive Motions. Gravitational Motion. Symbols. Index.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

• NCID: BA37216984
• ISBN:
  • 0471293350
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York ; Chichester
• Pages/Volumes: xvii, 318 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QB790
  • DC21 : 523.1125
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Interstellar matter
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA0437390X