Author : Endrik Krugel
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 100068752X
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Physics of Interstellar Dust by : Endrik Krugel
Download or read book The Physics of Interstellar Dust written by Endrik Krugel and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2002-12-02 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interstellar dust grains catalyse chemical reactions, absorb, scatter, polarise and re-radiate starlight and constitute the building blocks for the formation of planets. Understanding this interstellar component is therefore of primary importance in many areas of astronomy & astrophysics. For example, observers need to understand how dust effects l