Birth, Evolution and Death of Stars

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics & Space Science
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Author: James Lequeux ISBN: 9789814508797
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: August 22, 2013
Imprint: WSPC Language: English
Author: James Lequeux
ISBN: 9789814508797
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: August 22, 2013
Imprint: WSPC
Language: English

It has been known for a long time that stars are similar to our Sun. But it was only in 1810 that they were shown to be made of an incandescent gas. The chemical composition of this gas began to be determined in 1860. In 1940, it was demonstrated that the energy radiated by the stars is of thermonuclear origin. How stars form from interstellar matter and how they evolve and die was understood only recently, with our knowledge still incomplete. It was also realized recently that close double stars present a wide variety of extraordinary phenomena, which are far from being completely explored.

This book explains all these aspects, and also discusses how the evolution of stars determine that of galaxies. The most interesting observations are illustrated by spectacular images, while the theory is explained as simply as possible, without however avoiding some mathematical or physical developments when they are necessary for a good understanding of what happens in stars. Without being a textbook for specialists, this book can be profitably read by students or amateurs possessing some basic scientific knowledge, who would like to be initiated in-depth to the fascinating world of stars.

The author, an emeritus astronomer of the Paris Observatory, worked in various domains of astronomy connected with the subject of this book: interstellar matter and evolution of stars and galaxies. He directed the Marseilles observatory from 1983 to 1988 and served for fifteen years as Chief Editor of the professional European journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. He has written many articles and books about physics and astronomy at different levels.

Contents:

  • The Birth of Stars
  • The Physics of Stars
  • The Evolution of Single Stars
  • The Death of Stars
  • The Zoo of Double Stars
  • Stars and the Evolution of Galaxies

Readership: Students in astronomy as well as amateur astronomers.
Key Features:

  • There is no similar book devoted comprehensively to stars at this level. There is one by Lang which is verbose and does not cover the very important topic of interacting binary stars
  • It can be read by anyone with a basic working knowledge of physics. All the astronomical concepts are explained
  • The author has considerable experience in teaching and writing intermediate-level textbooks
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It has been known for a long time that stars are similar to our Sun. But it was only in 1810 that they were shown to be made of an incandescent gas. The chemical composition of this gas began to be determined in 1860. In 1940, it was demonstrated that the energy radiated by the stars is of thermonuclear origin. How stars form from interstellar matter and how they evolve and die was understood only recently, with our knowledge still incomplete. It was also realized recently that close double stars present a wide variety of extraordinary phenomena, which are far from being completely explored.

This book explains all these aspects, and also discusses how the evolution of stars determine that of galaxies. The most interesting observations are illustrated by spectacular images, while the theory is explained as simply as possible, without however avoiding some mathematical or physical developments when they are necessary for a good understanding of what happens in stars. Without being a textbook for specialists, this book can be profitably read by students or amateurs possessing some basic scientific knowledge, who would like to be initiated in-depth to the fascinating world of stars.

The author, an emeritus astronomer of the Paris Observatory, worked in various domains of astronomy connected with the subject of this book: interstellar matter and evolution of stars and galaxies. He directed the Marseilles observatory from 1983 to 1988 and served for fifteen years as Chief Editor of the professional European journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. He has written many articles and books about physics and astronomy at different levels.

Contents:

Readership: Students in astronomy as well as amateur astronomers.
Key Features:

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