Astrophysics of gaseous nebulae and active galactic nuclei

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Astrophysics of gaseous nebulae and active galactic nuclei

Donald E. Osterbrock, Gary J. Ferland

University Science Books, c2006

2nd ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Thoroughly revised and expanded throughout, the new edition is a graduate-level text and reference book on gaseous nebulae, nova and supernova remnants. Much of the new data and new images are from the Hubble Space Telescope with two wholly new chapters being added along with other new features. The previous edition which was tried and tested for thirty years has now been succeeded by a revised, updated, larger edition, which will be valuable to anyone seriously interested in astrophysics.

Table of Contents

Preface.- Preface to First Edition.- General Introduction.- Photoionization Equilibrium.- Thermal Equilibrium.- Calculation of Emitted Spectrum.- Comparison of Theory with Observations.- Internal Dynamics of Gaseous Nebulae.- Interstellar Dust.- Infrared Radiation and Molecules.- H II Regions in the Galactic Context.- Planetary Nebulae.- Heavy Elements and High-Energy Effects.- Nova and Supernova Remnants.- Active Galactic Nuclei Diagnostics and Physics.- Active Galactic Nuclei Results.- Appendix 1: Measures of Light.- Appendix 2: Milne Relation Between Capture and Photoionization Cross.- Appendix 3: Emission Lines of Neutral Atoms.- Appendix 4: Nebular Quantum Mechanics.- Appendix 5: Atomic Data for Heavy Element Ionization Balance.- Appendix 6: Quantum Mechanics of Molecules.- Glossary of Physical Symbols.- Glossary of Acronyms.- Index.

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