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Structure and evolution of the stars / Martin Schwarzschild.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schwarzschild, Martin, author.
- Series:
- Princeton legacy library.
- Princeton Legacy Library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Stars--Structure.
- Stars.
- Stars--Evolution.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (317 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1958.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- With the development of nuclear physics the theory of the stellar interior entered a new phase. Many new investigations have been conducted and the results published in a variety of specialized media. This book brings these results together in a single volume and summarizes the present status of the theory of stellar evolution.Originally published in 1958.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter I. Observational Basis
- Chapter II. Physical State of the Stellar Interior
- Chapter III. Mathematical Techniques
- Chapter IV. Initial Stellar Structure
- Chapter V. Early Evolutionary Phases
- Chapter VI. Advanced Evolutionary Phases
- Chapter VII. Final Stellar Structure
- Chapter VIII. Summary and Review
- References
- Index
- Notes:
- Romanized.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-691-65283-X
- 1-4008-7917-5
- OCLC:
- 967562043
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