UID:
almafu_9961294035002883
Format:
1 online resource (xix, 513 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
Forth edition.
ISBN:
1-009-08541-7
,
1-009-08213-2
Content:
This textbook describes the equipment, observational techniques, and analysis used in the investigation of stellar photospheres. Now in its fourth edition, the text has been thoroughly updated and revised to be more accessible to students. New figures have been added to illustrate key concepts, while diagrams have been redrawn and refreshed throughout. The book starts by developing the tools of analysis, and then demonstrates how they can be applied. Topics covered include radiation transfer, models of stellar photospheres, spectroscopic equipment, how to observe stellar spectra, and techniques for measuring stellar temperatures, radii, surface gravities, chemical composition, velocity fields, and rotation rates. Up-to-date results for real stars are included. Written for starting graduate students or advanced undergraduates, this textbook also includes a wealth of reference material useful to researchers. eBook formats include color imagery while print formats are greyscale only; a wide selection of the color images are available online.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jan 2022).
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-009-07801-1
Language:
English
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