Introduction to the interstellar medium

Author(s)

    • Williams, Jonathan P.

Bibliographic Information

Introduction to the interstellar medium

Jonathan P. Williams

Cambridge University Press, 2021

  • hbk.

Available at  / 5 libraries

Search this Book/Journal

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p.203-205) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The gas and dust between the stars emit across the electromagnetic spectrum and are found in a range of physical conditions from diffuse plasmas to cold, dense molecules. Through their study we see how quantum processes shape the structure of our Galaxy and fluid mechanics sets the stellar mass scale. The Interstellar Medium is a very broad subject with layers of complexity, a long history and a steady flow of new results. This comprehensive yet accessible textbook provides a self-contained one-semester course for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. It is written in a style that students can follow by themselves and allows instructors to use class time to go deeper into the details or show applications to current research. It makes extensive use of publicly accessible data to illustrate specific points and to encourage students to learn by performing their own analyses.

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Observations
  • 3. Essential Background Physics
  • 4. Dust
  • 5. Atomic Regions
  • 6. Ionized Regions
  • 7 Molecular Regions
  • 8. Dynamics
  • 9. Star Formation
  • 10. The ISM on the Galactic Scale
  • 11. The ISM in Other Galaxies and Beyond
  • Appendix. Constants in SI and CGS Units
  • Nomenclature
  • References
  • Index.

by "Nielsen BookData"

Details

  • NCID
    BC05367678
  • ISBN
    • 9781108480802
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 209p.
  • Size
    25cm
  • Classification
  • Subject Headings
Page Top