Isbn: 9781461264972 - stellar interiors: physical principles, structure, and evolution (astronomy and astrophysics library) (4 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Stellar Interiors | Physical Principles, Structure, and Evolution | Carl J. Hansen (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Astronomy and Astrophysics Library | xii | Englisch | 2013 | Springer | EAN 9781461264972 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu. …

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 2nd edition. 538 pages. 9.25x6.10x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The rsteditionofthistextappearedin1994.Shortlyafterthethirdprinting, our editor suggested that we attempt a second edition because new devel- mentsinstellarstructureandevolutionhadmadeouroriginalworkoutdated. We (the original authors, CJH and SDK) reluctantly agreed but with res- vations due to the e ort involved. Our initial reluctance disappeared when we were able to convince (cajole, twist the arm of, etc.) our new coauth- colleague Virginia Trimble to join us. (Welcome Virginia!) We (i.e., all three of us) hope that you agree that the present edition is a great improvement compared to the 1994 e ort. Our objectives in this edition are the same ones we set forth in 1994: Whatyouwill ndisatextdesignedforourtargetaudience:thety- cal senior undergraduate or beginning graduate student in astronomy or astrophysics who wishes an overview of stellar structure and e- lution with just enough detail to understand the general picture. She or he can go on from there to more specialized texts or directly to the research literature depending on talent and interests. To this end, this text presents the basic physical principles without chasing all the (interesting!) details. For those of you familiar with the rst edition, you will nd that some things have not been changed substantially (F = ma is still F = ma), while othersde nitelyhave.Forexample,Chapter2hasbeencompletelyrewritten.…