The structure and evolution of stars

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The structure and evolution of stars

J.J. Eldridge, Christopher A. Tout

World Scientific, c2019

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Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Stars are the fundamental observable constituents of the Universe. They are the first objects we see in the night sky, they dominate the light produced in our own and other galaxies, and nucleosynthesis in stars produces all the elements heavier than helium. A knowledge of stars and their evolution is vital to understand other astrophysical objects from accreting black holes and galaxies to the Universe itself.The structure of a star can be described mathematically by differential equations derived from the principles of hydrodynamics, electromagnetic theory, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, atomic and nuclear physics. The basic equations of a spherical star are derived in detail at an accessible level. The topics discussed include modes of energy transport, the equation of state, the physics of the opacity sources and the nuclear reactions. Attention is also given to the virial theorem, polytropic gas spheres and homology principles and the procedure for numerical solution of the equations is outlined. This book tracks the evolution of stars from their main-sequence evolution through the exhaustion of various nuclear fuels to the end points of evolution and also introduces the topic of interacting binary stars. The aim is to take the reader from the essential underlying physical principles to the doors to current research on stellar interiors.

目次

  • Introduction and the Observable Properties of Stars
  • The Equations of Stellar Structure
  • The Equation of State
  • The Energy Transport Equations
  • Stellar Atmospheres
  • Energy Generation
  • Constructing Stellar Models
  • Stellar Evolution
  • Binary Stars

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BB27968186
  • ISBN
    • 9781783265794
  • LCCN
    2018033728
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    London
  • ページ数/冊数
    xx, 338 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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