Volume Eight: Cox and Giuli’s Principles of Stellar Structure: Extended Second Edition
£ 50.00 – £ 70.00
Volume 8 in the Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics Book Series Edited by V.Gurzadyan, S.Inagaki, G,Meylan
A. Weiss, W. Hillebrandt, H.-C. Thomas and H. Ritter, Max-Planck-Institut Fur Astrophysik, Garching. Germany
Cox and Giuli’s Principles of Stellar Structure has been the reference textbook for studies of the structure of stars for several decades. This new edition has been extended by four specialists in the field to take into account the most recent improvements relevant for the modelling and understanding of stars. New developments have been added to the original text.
2004 Hbk ISBN: 978-1-904868-20-0 782pp
2006 Pbk ISBN: 978-1-904868-55-2 782pp
Description
Contents Include:
- Introduction and Survey of Observations
- Physical Conditions in Stellar Interiors
- Radiation Theory
- Thermodynamic Equilibrium
- Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium (LTE)
- Thermal and Radiative Equilibrium
- Solution of the Equation of Transfer
- Conditions for LTE
Appendix 7-A Solving the Equation of Transfer
Appendix 9-A Semi-Degenerate Equations of State
Appendix 10-A Non-Ideal Gas Effects
Appendix 13-A Stability of the Radiative Gradient
Additional information
Book Type | Hardback, Paperback |
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