Mike Inglis

Observer¿s Guide to Stellar Evolution

The Birth, Life and Death of Stars

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Stellar evolution - the birth, development and death of stars - is central

to our current understanding of astronomy. This area of astrophysics is

often portrayed as being difficult and mathematical, but Mike Inglis

brings it to life in a unique way, combining a step-by-step introduction

with suggestions for making practical observations of stars at different

stages in their evolution. Every amateur astronomer - regardless of their

current level of knowledge - will find this book fascinating and

informative.

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Produktdetails

• The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series
• Verlag: Springer / Springer London / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-85233-465-9
• Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9781852334659
• ISBN-10: 1852334657
• Artikelnr.: 11159501

Autorenporträt

Mike Inglis, Princeton University, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA

Inhaltsangabe

A Brief Introduction.- 1 Stellar Evolution - The Basics.- 1.1 Distance to the Stars.- 1.2 The Nearest Stars.- 1.3 The Brightness and Luminosity of Stars.- 1.4 The Magnitudes of Stars.- 1.5 The Brightest Stars.- 1.6 The Colour of Stars.- 1.7 The Size and Mass of Stars.- 1.8 The Biggest Stars.- 1.9 The Constituents of Stars.- 1.10 The Spectra of Stars.- 1.11 Stellar Classification.- 1.12 The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram.- 1.13 The H-R Diagram and a Star's Radius.- 1.14 The H-R Diagram and a Star's Luminosity.- 1.15 The H-R Diagram and a Star's Mass.- 2 Beginnings - Star Birth.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 The Interstellar Medium.- 2.3 Nebulae.- 2.4 Molecular Clouds.- 2.5 Protostars.- 2.6 Pre-Main Sequence Evolution.- 2.7 Mass Loss and Mass Gain.- 2.8 Star Clusters.- 2.9 Stellar Associations and Streams.- 2.10 Star Formation Triggers.- 3 The Main Sequence and Beyond.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Our Nearest Star - The Sun.- 3.3 From the Surface to the Core.- 3.4 The Proton-Proton Chain.- 3.5 The Flow of Energy from the Core to the Surface.- 3.6 Main Sequence Lifetimes.- 3.7 Towards the Red Giant.- 3.8 Helium Burning and the Helium Flash.- 3.9 Red Giants, Star Clusters and the H-R Diagram.- 3.10 Post-Main Sequence Star Clusters: The Globular Clusters.- 3.11 Stars That Pulsate.- 3.12 Cepheid Variables and the Period-Luminosity Relationship.- 3.13 Cepheid Variables: Temperature and Mass.- 3.14 RR Lyrae and Long-Period Variable Stars.- 4 The End Point - Star Death.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 The Asymptotic Giant Branch.- 4.3 Dredge-Ups.- 4.4 Mass Loss and Stellar Winds.- 4.5 Infrared Stars.- 4.6 The End of an AGB Star's Life.- 4.7 Planetary Nebulae.- 4.8 White Dwarf Stars.- 4.9 Electron Degeneracy and White Dwarfs.- 4.10 The Chandrasekhar Limit.- 4.11 WhiteDwarf Evolution.- 4.12 White Dwarf Origins.- 4.13 High-Mass Stars: Nuclear Burning and an Onion.- 4.14 Iron, Supernovae and the Formation of the Elements.- 4.15 The Supernova Remnant.- 4.16 A Final Note on Supernovae.- 4.17 Neutron Stars, Pulsars and Black Holes.- 4.18 From Beginning to End.- Appendix 1 Degeneracy.- Appendix 2 Books, Magazines and Organizations.- Appendix 3 The Greek Alphabet.- Appendix 4 Colour Photographs.- Object Index.