Author : Mike Guidry
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108187293
Total Pages : 573 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Stars and Stellar Processes by : Mike Guidry
Download or read book Stars and Stellar Processes written by Mike Guidry and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-07 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.