Sun Kwok

Gebundenes Buch

Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Medium

Beschreibung

This book goes beyond a phenomenological study to present a detailed quantitative treatment of the dynamic interactions between stars and interstellar matter. Emphasizing a practical understanding of these processes, the text is interlaced with mathematical derivations that are understandable by anyone with an undergraduate background in Physics.

Autor

Sun Kwok is the Dean of Science and Chair Professor of Physics at the University of Hong Kong. He has published over 250 scientific papers in the fields of interstellar medium and stellar evolution and is best known for his theory on the origin of planetary nebulae and for the study of organic compounds in the circumstellar environment. His observing experience covers the entire electromagnetic spectrum from radio to X-ray, and has observed extensively with most major ground-based and space-based telescopes. He has also recently written two books, The Origin and Evolution of Planetary Nebulae and Cosmic Butterflies, published by Cambridge University Press.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Freeman / Macmillan Education
• 2007
• Seitenzahl: 584
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 197mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 1130g
• ISBN-13: 9781891389467
• ISBN-10: 1891389467
• Artikelnr.: 20881619