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Structure and Evolution of Single Stars

An Introduction

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Buch | Softcover
188 Seiten
2015
Morgan & Claypool Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-68174-041-6 (ISBN)
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Structure and Evolution of Single Stars: An introduction is intended for upper-level undergraduates and beginning graduates with a background in physics. Following a brief overview of the background observational material, the basic equations describing the structure and evolution of single stars are derived. The relevant physical processes, which include the equation of state, opacity, nuclear reactions and neutrino losses are then reviewed. Subsequent chapters describe the evolution of low-mass stars from formation to the final white dwarf phase. The final chapter deals with the evolution of massive stars.

The author received his PhD in Astronomy from Cambridge University in 1979. Following postdoctoral positions at the Universities of Sussex and Illinois and Arizona State University, USA he joined the University of Delaware in 1985 where he is now a Professor of Physics and Astronomy. His scientific expertise is the study of the structure and evolution of stars. Recent work has focused on low mass main sequence stars and brown dwarfs. He has published over 80 papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Observational background
The equations of stellar structure: mass conservation and hydrostatic equilibrium
Energy considerations, the source of the Sun's energy, and energy transport
Convective energy transport
The equations of stellar evolution and how to solve them
Physics of gas and radiation
Ionization and recombination
The degenerate electron gas
Polytropes and the Chandrasekhar mass
Opacity
Nuclear reactions
Neutrino energy loss processes
Homology relations
Hydrogen main sequence stars
Helium main sequence stars
The Hayashi line
Star formation
Evolution on the main sequence and beyond
Evolution on the red giant branch
Evolution from red giant to white dwarf
Evolution of massive stars

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie IOP Concise Physics
Verlagsort San Rafael
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Gewicht 333 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Weltraum / Astronomie
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10 1-68174-041-9 / 1681740419
ISBN-13 978-1-68174-041-6 / 9781681740416
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