Stellar Interiors

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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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.

• Evolution
• Stellar Structure
• asteroseismology
• helioseismology
• stellar

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)

 

• 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

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