Introduction to stellar structure / Walter J. Maciel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maciel, W. J. (Walter Junqueira), author.

Series:

Springer Praxis books.

Astronomy and Planetary Sciences, 2366-0082

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stars--Evolution.

Stars.

Stars--Structure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XV, 215 p. 49 illus.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer International Publishing AG, [1999]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the first part of this book, the author presents the basic properties of the stellar interior and describes them thoroughly, along with deriving the main stellar structure equations of temperature, density, pressure and luminosity, among others. The process and application of solving these equations is explained, as well as linking these results with actual observations. The second part of the text describes what happens to a star over time, and how to determine this by solving the same equations at different points during a star’s lifetime. The fate of various stars is quite different depending on their masses, and this is described in the final parts of the book. This text can be used for an upper level undergraduate course or an introductory graduate course on stellar physics.

Contents:

Physical Properties of the Stars

Physical Conditions in the Stellar Interior

The Electron Gas

The Photon Gas

Adiabatic Processes in the Stellar Interior

Polytropes

Radiative Equilibrium

Opacity

Electron Conduction

Convection

Thermonuclear Reactions

Energy Production

Calculation of the Stellar Structure

Appendix A: Constants and Units

Solutions.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-319-16142-3

OCLC:

1066180611