Overview
- The book provides a comprehensive and concise introduction to the emerging research area of cosmochemistry
- Integrates isolated topics like stellar structure and stellar evolution from the perspective of cosmochemistry
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings (ASSSP)
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Table of contents (9 papers)
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Front Matter
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Stellar Structure, Nucleosynthesis and Evolution of Low and Intermediate-mass Stars
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Massive Stars, Core Collapse, Explosive Nucleosynthesis
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Cosmochemistry and Solar System Abundances
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About this book
A fundamental question in contemporary astrophysics is the origin of the elements. Cosmochemistry seeks to answer when, how and where the chemical elements arose. Quantitative answers to these fundamental questions require a multi-disciplinary approach involving stellar evolution, explosive nucleosynthesis and nuclear reactions in different astrophysical environments. There remain, however, many outstanding problems and cosmochemistry remains a fertile area of research. This book is among the first in recent times to put together the essentials of cosmochemistry, combining contributions from leading astrophysicists in the field. The chapters have been organized to provide a clear description of the fundamentals, an introduction to modern techniques such as computational modelling, and glimpses of outstanding issues.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Principles and Perspectives in Cosmochemistry
Book Subtitle: Lecture Notes of the Kodai School on 'Synthesis of Elements in Stars' held at Kodaikanal Observatory, India, April 29 - May 13, 2008
Editors: Aruna Goswami, B. Eswar Reddy
Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10352-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-10351-3Published: 31 March 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26302-6Published: 04 May 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-10352-0Published: 19 March 2010
Series ISSN: 1570-6591
Series E-ISSN: 1570-6605
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 440
Number of Illustrations: 6 illustrations in colour