Stars and Stellar Processes

Guidry, Mike

ISBN 10: 1107197880 / ISBN 13: 9781107197886

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Stars and Stellar Processes

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 2019

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Edition: 1st Edition.

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Synopsis:

This textbook offers a modern approach to the physics of stars, assuming only undergraduate-level preparation in mathematics and physics, and minimal prior knowledge of astronomy. It starts with a concise review of introductory concepts in astronomy, before covering the nuclear processes and energy transport in stellar interiors, and stellar evolution from star formation to the common stellar endpoints as white dwarfs and neutron stars. In addition to the standard material, the author also discusses more contemporary topics that students will find engaging, such as neutrino oscillations and the MSW resonance, supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, advanced nucleosynthesis, neutron stars, black holes, cosmology, and gravitational waves. With hundreds of worked examples, explanatory boxes, and problems with solutions, this textbook provides a solid foundation for learning either in a classroom setting or through self-study.

Book Description:

Introduces undergraduate and graduate students to the physics of stars, emphasizing the connection to modern topics such as neutrino oscillations, supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, black holes, and gravitational waves. With hundreds of examples and problems throughout, it is suitable for learning in a classroom setting or through self-study.