UID:
almahu_9949199072902882
Umfang:
XVII, 238 p.
,
online resource.
Ausgabe:
1st ed. 2003.
ISBN:
9781447100591
Serie:
The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series,
Inhalt:
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.
Anmerkung:
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 White Dwarf 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.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Weitere Ausg.:
Printed edition: ISBN 9781852334659
Weitere Ausg.:
Printed edition: ISBN 9781447100607
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1007/978-1-4471-0059-1
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0059-1
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