Theory of Rotating Stars. (Psa-1), Volume 1

by Jean-Louis Tassoul

Book Overview

Ever since the first observations of sunspots in the early seventeenth century, stellar rotation has been a major topic in astronomy and astrophysics. Jean-Louis Tassoul synthesizes a large number of theoretical investigations on rotating stars. Drawing upon his own research, Professor Tassoul also carefully critiques various competing ideas. In the first three chapters, the author provides a short historical sketch of stellar rotation, the main observational...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691082146
• ISBN13: 9780691082141
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 524 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.