Nucleosynthesis and chemical evolution of galaxies / Bernard Pagel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pagel, B. E. J. (Bernard Ephraim Julius), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Galaxies--Evolution.

Galaxies.

Cosmochemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 466 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Nucleosynthesis & Chemical Evolution of Galaxies

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The distribution of elements in the cosmos is the result of many processes, and it provides a powerful tool to study the Big Bang, the density of baryonic matter, nucleosynthesis and the formation and evolution of stars and galaxies. Covering many exciting topics in astrophysics and cosmology, this textbook, by a pioneer of the field, provides a lucid and wide-ranging introduction to the interdisciplinary subject of galactic chemical evolution for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It is also an authoritative overview for researchers and professional scientists. This new edition includes results from recent space missions and new material on abundances from stellar populations, nebular analysis, and meteoric isotopic anomalies, and abundance analysis of X-ray gas. Simple derivations for key results are provided, together with problems and helpful solution hints, enabling the student to develop an understanding of results from numerical models and real observations.

Contents:

Introduction and overview

Thermonuclear reactions

Cosmic abundances of elements and isotopes

Cosmological nucleosynthesis and abundances of light elements

Outline of stellar structure and evolution

Neutron capture processes

Galactic chemical evolution : basic concepts and issues

Some specific GCE models and related observational data

Origin and evolution of light elements

Radioactive cosmochronology

Chemical evolution in other sorts of galaxies

Cosmic chemical evolution and diffuse background radiation

Appendix 1: Some historical landmarks

Appendix 2: Some physical and astronomical constants

Appendix 3: Time-dependent perturbation theory and transition probabilities

Appendix 4: Polytropic stellar models

Appendix 5: Dissipation and abundance gradients

Appendix 6: Hints for problems.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-452) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-19550-0

1-283-32965-4

9786613329653

1-139-13416-7

0-511-81217-5

1-139-12913-9

1-139-13082-X

0-511-50437-3

0-511-50651-1

OCLC:

774394018