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Stellar Interiors

Physical Principles, Structure, and Evolution

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Authors:
  1. Carl J. Hansen

    1. Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

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  2. Steven D. Kawaler

    1. Departments of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, USA

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  3. Virginia Trimble

    1. Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
      Department of Physics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, USA

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Preliminaries

    • Carl J. Hansen, Steven D. Kawaler, Virginia Trimble
    Pages 1-42

  3. An Overview of Stellar Evolution

    • Carl J. Hansen, Steven D. Kawaler, Virginia Trimble
    Pages 43-144

  4. Equations of State

    • Carl J. Hansen, Steven D. Kawaler, Virginia Trimble
    Pages 145-191

  5. Radiative and Conductive Heat Transfer

    • Carl J. Hansen, Steven D. Kawaler, Virginia Trimble
    Pages 193-239

  6. Heat Transfer by Convection

    • Carl J. Hansen, Steven D. Kawaler, Virginia Trimble
    Pages 241-269

  7. Stellar Energy Sources

    • Carl J. Hansen, Steven D. Kawaler, Virginia Trimble
    Pages 271-327

  8. Stellar Modeling

    • Carl J. Hansen, Steven D. Kawaler, Virginia Trimble
    Pages 329-378

  9. Asteroseismology

    • Carl J. Hansen, Steven D. Kawaler, Virginia Trimble
    Pages 379-430

  10. Structure and Evolution of the Sun

    • Carl J. Hansen, Steven D. Kawaler, Virginia Trimble
    Pages 431-465

  11. Structure and Evolution of White Dwarfs

    • Carl J. Hansen, Steven D. Kawaler, Virginia Trimble
    Pages 467-496

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 497-527
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About this book

The?rsteditionofthistextappearedin1994.Shortlyafterthethirdprinting, our editor suggested that we attempt a second edition because new devel- mentsinstellarstructureandevolutionhadmadeouroriginalworkoutdated. We (the original authors, CJH and SDK) reluctantly agreed but with res- vations due to the e?ort involved. Our initial reluctance disappeared when we were able to convince (cajole, twist the arm of, etc.) our new coauth- colleague Virginia Trimble to join us. (Welcome Virginia!) We (i.e., all three of us) hope that you agree that the present edition is a great improvement compared to the 1994 e?ort. Our objectives in this edition are the same ones we set forth in 1994: Whatyouwill?ndisatextdesignedforourtargetaudience:thety- cal senior undergraduate or beginning graduate student in astronomy or astrophysics who wishes an overview of stellar structure and e- lution with just enough detail to understand the general picture. She or he can go on from there to more specialized texts or directly to the research literature depending on talent and interests. To this end, this text presents the basic physical principles without chasing all the (interesting!) details. For those of you familiar with the ?rst edition, you will ?nd that some things have not been changed substantially (F = ma is still F = ma), while othersde?nitelyhave.Forexample,Chapter2hasbeencompletelyrewritten.

Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition:

"This updated edition will be welcomed by the scientific community. … gives an excellent general introduction to the subject. …This book is especially suited for students in astrophysics and astronomy at the master level or starting a Ph.D. thesis, but also for post-graduate science students looking to enlarge their horizon." (Cyriel Wagemans, Physicalia, Vol. 57(3), 2005)

"This book is aimed at senior undergraduate or early graduate students in astronomy … . It provides a broad overview of the physical basics of stellar structure and evolution sufficient to whet the appetite of the student sufficiently … . Recommended, yes, but only for serious students of stellar physics, as light reading, or a pretty picture book, it is not." (Roger Feasey, Journal of the Auckland Astronomical Society AAS, February, 2005)

 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

    Carl J. Hansen

  • Departments of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, USA

    Steven D. Kawaler

  • Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

    Virginia Trimble

  • Department of Physics, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, USA

    Virginia Trimble

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Stellar Interiors

  • Book Subtitle: Physical Principles, Structure, and Evolution

  • Authors: Carl J. Hansen, Steven D. Kawaler, Virginia Trimble

  • Series Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9110-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-20089-7Published: 26 February 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-6497-2Published: 19 April 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-9110-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0941-7834

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-9698

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XII, 526

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Geophysics/Geodesy, Astrophysics and Astroparticles

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