Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Medium

2007
ISBN: 978-1-891389-46-7
Verlag: MIT Press

Buch, Englisch, 584 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 197 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1137 g

This book goes beyond a phenomenological study to present a detailed quantitative treatment of the dynamic interactions between stars and interstellar matter. Emphasizing a practical understanding of these processes, the text is interlaced with mathematical derivations that are understandable by anyone with an undergraduate background in Physics.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kwok, Sun

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Interstellar Medium.- Fundamental Concepts of Radiation.- Measurements of Radiation.- Photoionization and Recombination.- Line Radiation from Atoms and Ions.- Continuum Radiation in the Gas Phase.- Interstellar Molecules.- Interstellar Grains: Physical Processes.- The Chemical Composition of Interstellar and Circumstellar Grains.- Chemical Reactions in the ISM; T.Hasegawa.- Gas Dynamics, Gravitational Collapse and Stellar Winds.- Interaction between Stars and the Interstellar Medium.- Beyond the Galaxy.- References.- Appendices.- Symbols and Abbreviations.- Glossary.- Solutions to Problems.

Über Autor(innen)

SUN KWOK is a Distinguished Research Fellow of the Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, and Faculty Professor of the University of Calgary, Canada. He has published over 200 scientific papers in the fields of interstellar medium and stellar evolution. He is best known for his theory on the origin of planetary nebulae and for the study of organic compounds in the circumstellar environment.