Stellar Interiors: Physical Principles, Structure, and Evolution

by Virginia Trimble, Steven D. Kawaler, Carl J. Hansen

Book Overview

1. Preliminaries; 2. An Overview of Stellar Evolution; 3. Equations of State; 4. Radiative and Conductive Heat Transfer, 5. heat Transfer by Convection; 6. Stellar Energy Sources; 7. Stellar Modeling; 8. Structure and Evolution of the Sun; 9. Structure and Evolution of White Dwarfs, Asteroseismology, Glossary, Physical and Astronomical Constants, Sample Computer Code.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387200894
• ISBN13: 9780387200897
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 526 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.4"