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020 _a9780511840159 (ebook)
020 _z9780521562416 (hardback)
020 _z9780521566315 (paperback)
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_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aQB801
_b.P23 2001
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100 1 _aPadmanabhan, T.
_q(Thanu),
_d1957-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aTheoretical astrophysics.
_nVolume 2,
_pStars and stellar systems /
_cT. Padmanabhan.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2001.
300 _a1 online resource (xvii, 575 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aThis authoritative textbook - the second volume of a comprehensive three-volume course on theoretical astrophysics - deals with stellar physics. Designed to help graduate students and researchers develop an understanding of the key physical processes governing stars and stellar systems, it teaches the fundamentals, and then builds on them to give the reader an in-depth understanding of advanced topics. The book's modular design allows the chapters to be approached individually, yet seamless transitions create a coherent and connected whole. It can be used alone or in conjunction with Volume I, which covers a wide range of astrophysical processes, and the forthcoming Volume III, on galaxies and cosmology. After reviewing the key observational results and nomenclature used in stellar astronomy, the book develops a solid understanding of central concepts including stellar structure and evolution, the physics of stellar remnants, pulsars, binary stars, the sun and planetary systems, interstellar medium and globular clusters. Throughout, the reader's comprehension is developed and tested with more than seventy-five exercises. This indispensable volume provides graduate students with a self-contained introduction to stellar physics, and will allow them to master the material sufficiently to read and engage in research with heightened understanding.
650 0 _aAstrophysics.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521562416
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511840159
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