An introduction to planetary nebulae / Jason J. Nishiyama.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nishiyama, Jason J, author.

Contributor:

Morgan & Claypool Publishers, publisher.

Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.

Series:

IOP (Series). Release 4.

IOP concise physics

[IOP release 4]

IOP concise physics, 2053-2571

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Planetary nebulae.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color).

Distribution:

Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2018]

Place of Publication:

San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2018]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Biography/History:

Jason Nishiyama is a Sessional Lecturer with the University of Lethbridge Calgary Campus and is the director of the RASC Calgary Centre's Wilson Coulee Observatory. He received his MSc in Astronomy from the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. His current research is in planetary nebulae morphology. Jason lives in Calgary, Canada.

Summary:

In this book we will look at what planetary nebulae are, where they come from and where they go. We will discuss what mechanisms cause these beautiful markers of stellar demise as well as what causes them to form their variety of shapes. How we measure various aspects of planetary nebulae such as what they are made of will also be explored. Though we will give some aspects of planetary nebulae mathematical treatment, the main points should be accessible to people with only a limited background in mathematics. A short glossary of some of the more arcane astronomical terms is at the end of the book to help in understanding. Included at the end of each chapter is an extensive bibliography to the peer reviewed research on these objects and I would encourage the reader interested in an even deeper understanding to read these articles.

Contents:

1. Introduction

1.1. Planetary nebulae

1.2. Discovery and history

1.3. Components of planetary nebulae

2. Formation of planetary nebulae

2.1. Planetary nebulae as a stage in stellar evolution

2.2. Proto-planetary nebulae

2.3. Progenitor masses

2.4. Post-planetary nebula

2.5. Interacting stellar winds

3. Observational data of planetary nebulae

3.1. Chemical abundance

3.2. Distance determination

4. Planetary nebula morphology

4.1. Classifying planetary nebulae

4.2. Morphology, classification and planetary nebulae evolution

4.3. Explaining morphology

4.4. Concluding remarks.

Notes:

"Version: 20180501"--Title page verso.

"A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on June 12, 2018).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781681749600

9781681749587

OCLC:

1040689820

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