Stellar Physics [electronic resource] :2: Stellar Evolution and Stability / by Gennady S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan.
by Bisnovatyi-Kogan, Gennady S [author.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookSeries: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library: Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : 2011.Description: XXII, 494 p. online resource.ISBN: 9783642147340.Subject(s): Physics | Physics | Astrophysics and AstroparticlesDDC classification: 523.01 Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Star Formation -- Pre-main Sequence Evolution -- Nuclear Evolution of Stars -- Collapse and Supernovae -- Final Stages of Stellar Evolution -- Dynamic Stability -- Thermal Stability -- Stellar Pulsations and Stability -- References. - List of Symbols and Abbreviations. - Some Important Constants. - Subject Index.
"Stellar Physics" is a an outstanding book in the growing body of literature on star formation and evolution. Not only does the author, a leading expert in the field, very thoroughly present the current state of knowledge on stellar physics, but he handles with equal care the many problems that this field of research still faces. A bibliography with well over 1000 entries makes this book an unparalleled reference source. "Stellar Evolution and Stability" is the second of two volumes and can be read, as can the first volume "Fundamental Concepts and Stellar Equilibrium," as a largely independent work. It traces in great detail the evolution of protostars towards the main sequence and beyond this to the last stage of stellar evolution, with the corresponding vast range from white dwarfs to supernovae explosions, gamma-ray bursts and black hole formation. The book concludes with special chapters on the dynamical, thermal and pulsing stability of stars. This second edition is carefully updated in the areas of pre-supernova models, magnetorotational supernovae, and the theory of accretion disks around black holes. Additional sections have been added on strange quark stars, jet formation and collimation, radiation-driven winds in strong gravitational fields and gamma-ray bursts. From the reviews of the first edition: "I heartily recommend the book for researchers in the field." (Robert Deupree, PHYSICS TODAY, Feb. 2003)
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