Stars and Stellar Processes

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.

ISBN:	9781107197886
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Imprint:	Cambridge University Press
Published date:	07 Feb 2019
DEWEY:	523.86
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	xxv, 545
Weight:	1366g
Height:	197mm
Width:	253mm
Spine width:	27mm

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