Overview
Delivers fascinating insights into the development of the modern theory of stars
Attractively illustrated with clear diagrams and beautiful colour pictures
Illustrates with many examples of cultural expressions that the meaning we assign to unwanted events determines their perceived risk
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Reviews
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“The story of stellar structure is interwoven with the development of quantum mechanics and the determination that nuclear fusion reactions produce the energy emitted by stars. The author provides excellent coverage of those two developments. He also effectively notes that stellar theorists often had access, in principle, to information that would have allowed them to take giant leaps toward a solution.” (Robert Deupree, Physics Today, November, 2010)
“For historians of science, Shaviv has done a considerable service by searching out many obscure or forgotten papers amongst the important and well-known ones, and he does give references to almost everything. He adds quite extensive footnotes as well.” (Robert Connon Smith, The Observatory, Vol. 131 (1220), February, 2011)
“I thoroughly enjoyed this book. … it especially enjoyable for me were the tiny snippets or anecdotes which appear quite liberally throughout the book, sometimes in the main text but more usually as a footnote. … The author, Giora Shaviv, is a leading theoretical astrophysicist. … The writing style is easy and the book is exceedingly well referenced.” (Roger Pickard, Journal of the British Astronomical Association, Vol. 120 (5), 2010)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Giora Shaviv started astrophysics in Israel (Tel Aviv University and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology) after spending several years in Caltech and Cornell in the USA. Shaviv conceived, designed and launched the Technion student and faculty research satellite.
Shaviv is a leading theoretical astrophysicists. He has published numerous articles in professional journals on stellar physics, galaxies and astrophysical fluids. He has to his credit many contributions to stellar physics. Recently, the Physical Review Letters selected one of his papers among the best 20 papers published in the past 50 years in this journal.
He initiated the Asher Space Research institute at the Technion and also served as President of the Israeli Physical Society.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Life of Stars
Book Subtitle: The Controversial Inception and Emergence of the Theory of Stellar Structure
Authors: Giora Shaviv
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02088-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-02087-2Published: 02 November 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42444-1Published: 04 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-02088-9Published: 03 October 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 504
Additional Information: Jointly published with The Hebrew University Magnes Press, Jerusalem, Israel
Topics: Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), History of Science, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons