Stars and stellar processes

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Stars and stellar processes

Mike Guidry

Cambridge University Press, 2019

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注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 524-533) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This textbook offers a modern approach to the physics of stars, assuming only undergraduate-level preparation in mathematics and physics, and minimal prior knowledge of astronomy. It starts with a concise review of introductory concepts in astronomy, before covering the nuclear processes and energy transport in stellar interiors, and stellar evolution from star formation to the common stellar endpoints as white dwarfs and neutron stars. In addition to the standard material, the author also discusses more contemporary topics that students will find engaging, such as neutrino oscillations and the MSW resonance, supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, advanced nucleosynthesis, neutron stars, black holes, cosmology, and gravitational waves. With hundreds of worked examples, explanatory boxes, and problems with solutions, this textbook provides a solid foundation for learning either in a classroom setting or through self-study.

目次

  • Part I. Stellar Structure: 1. Some properties of stars
  • 2. The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
  • 3. Stellar equations of state
  • 4. Hydrostatic and thermal equilibrium
  • 5. Thermonuclear reactions in stars
  • 6. Stellar burning processes
  • 7. Energy transport in stars
  • 8. Summary of stellar equations
  • Part II. Stellar Evolution: 9. The formation of stars
  • 10. Life and times on the main sequence
  • 11. Flavor oscillations of solar neutrinos
  • 12. Solar neutrinos and the MSW effect
  • 13. Evolution of lower-mass stars
  • 14. Evolution of higher-mass stars
  • 15. Stellar pulsations and variability
  • 16. White dwarfs and neutron stars
  • 17. Black holes
  • Part III. Accretion, Mergers, and Explosions: 18. Accreting binary systems
  • 19. Nova explosions and X-ray bursts
  • 20. Supernovae
  • 21. Gamma-ray bursts
  • 22. Gravitational waves and stellar evolution
  • Appendix A: constants
  • Appendix B: numeral units
  • Appendix C: mean molecular weights
  • Appendix D: reaction libraries
  • Appendix E: a mixing-length model
  • Appendix F: quantum mechanics
  • Appendix G: using arXiv and ADS
  • References
  • Index.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BB28539899
  • ISBN
    • 9781107197886
  • LCCN
    2018034170
  • 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
    Cambridge
  • ページ数/冊数
    xxv, 545 p.
  • 大きさ
    26 cm
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