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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQB790 _b.F56 2007
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100	1		_aFlower, D. R. _q(David Roger), _d1945- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aMolecular collisions in the interstellar medium / _cDavid Flower.
250			_aSecond edition.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2007.
300			_a1 online resource (viii, 187 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCambridge astrophysics ; _v42
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0	0	_g1 _tInterstellar molecules _g1 -- _g1.2 _tChemistry in interstellar clouds _g3 -- _g1.3 _tChemical bistability in dense clouds _g9 -- _g2 _tInterstellar shocks and chemistry _g12 -- _g2.2 _tThe MHD conservation equations _g13 -- _g2.3 _tThe structure of interstellar shock waves _g21 -- _g2.4 _tShock waves in dark clouds _g29 -- _g2.5 _tShock waves in diffuse clouds _g33 -- _g3 _tThe primordial gas _g36 -- _g3.2 _tThe governing equations _g36 -- _g3.3 _tThe role of molecules _g39 -- _g3.4 _tChemistry _g42 -- _g3.5 _tGravitational collapse _g44 -- _g4 _tThe rotational excitation of molecules _g49 -- _g4.2 _tThe Born-Oppenheimer approximation _g49 -- _g4.3 _tThe scattering of an atom by a rigid rotator _g52 -- _g4.4 _tThe rotational excitation of non-linear molecules _g69 -- _g5 _tThe vibrational excitation of linear molecules _g82 -- _g5.2 _tThe scattering of an atom by a vibrating rotor _g82 -- _g5.3 _tExcitation of H[subscript 2] and HD in collisions with H[subscript 2] molecules _g92 -- _g5.4 _tCooling functions _g93 -- _g6 _tThe excitation of fine structure transitions _g98 -- _g6.2 _tTheory of fine structure excitation processes _g99 -- _g7 _tRadiative transfer in molecular lines _g118 -- _g7.2 _tThe radiative transfer equation _g119 -- _g7.3 _tThe OH radical _g124 -- _g7.4 _tProducing population inversion _g128 -- _g7.5 _tRotational excitation of OH by H[subscript 2] _g129 -- _g8 _tCharge transfer processes _g139 -- _g8.2 _tThe Landau-Zener model _g140 -- _g8.3 _tThe 'orbiting' model _g143 -- _g8.4 _tThe quantum mechanical model _g145 -- _g8.5 _tSelective population of excited states _g151 -- _g9 _tElectron collisions _g153 -- _g9.2 _tSelection rules and LS-coupling _g154 -- _g9.3 _tElectron collisional excitation _g156 -- _g9.4 _tResonances _g158 -- _g9.5 _tForbidden line emission from Herbig-Haro objects _g161 -- _g10 _tPhoton collisions _g163 -- _g10.2 _tThe oscillator strength _g163 -- _g10.3 _tThe transition probability _g165 -- _g10.4 _tPhotoionization and radiative recombination _g166 -- _g10.5 _tRadiative transitions in molecules _g169 -- _gAppendix 1 _tThe atomic system of units _g172 -- _gAppendix 2 _tReaction rate coefficients _g173.
520			_aIn the interstellar medium - the space between the stars in galaxies - new stars are born from material that is replenished by the debris ejected by stars when they die. This book, first published in 2007, is a comprehensive manual for studying the collisional and radiative processes observed in the interstellar medium. This second edition has been thoroughly updated and extended to cover related topics in radiation theory. It considers the chemistry of the interstellar medium both at the present epoch and in the early Universe, and discusses the physics and chemistry of shock waves. The methods of calculation of the rates of collisional excitation of interstellar molecules and atoms are explained, emphasising the quantum mechanical method. This book will be ideal for researchers involved in the interstellar medium and star formation, and physical chemists specialising in collision theory or in the measurement of the rates of collision processes.
650		0	_aInterstellar matter.
650		0	_aMolecular dynamics.
650		0	_aMolecular astrophysics.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521844833
830		0	_aCambridge astrophysics series ; _v42.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511536229
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