Hansen / Kawaler Stellar Interiors

Physical Principles, Structure, and Evolution
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4684-0214-8
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 446 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library

Some praise for the previous edition:

"Besides being well-written, it presents some fresh perspectives . . . Well-designed . . . for students interested in astronomy and space, planetary, and earth sciences . . . It can also provide a readable introduction to the subject for scientists working in related areas . . ."

–Physics Today

Designed for beginners in stellar physics, this book introduces the fundamentals of stellar structure and evolution. In emphasizing the general picture of the life cycles of stars and the physics responsible,  also allows prospective specialists a taste of many of the detailed aspects of this mature discipline. The authors develop a solid foundation in important theory that is often overlooked in typical courses, yet steer clear of extraneous intensive mathematics and physics. The new edition has been updated throughout to incorporate new observational and theoretical insights, and the programs have been updated to modern standards.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hansen, Carl J.

Kawaler, Steven D

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Preliminaries.- 1.1 Hydrostatic Equilibrium.- 1.2 An Energy Principle.- 1.3 The Virial Theorem and Its Applications.- 1.4 The Constant-Density Model.- 1.5 Energy Generation and Transport.- 1.6 Stellar Dimensional Analysis.- 1.7 Evolutionary Lifetimes on the Main Sequence.- 1.8 Exercises.- 1.9 References and Suggested Readings.- 2 An Overview of Stellar Evolution.- 2.1 Pre-Main Sequence Evolution.- 2.2 Single Stars On and Near the Main Sequence.- 2.3 Evolution of Single Stars Off the Main Sequence.- 2.4 Late Stages of Evolution.- 2.5 Evolution in Close Binary Systems.- 2.6 Special Kinds of Stars.- 2.7 Concluding Remarks.- 2.8 Exercises.- 2.9 References and Suggested Readings.- 3 Equations of State.- 3.1 Distribution Functions.- 3.2 Blackbody Radiation.- 3.3 Ideal Monatomic Gas.- 3.4 The Saha Equation.- 3.5 Fermi-Dirac Equations of State.- 3.6 “Almost Perfect” Equations of State.- 3.7 Adiabatic Exponents and Other Derivatives.- 3.8 Exercises.- 3.9 References and Suggested Readings.- 4 Radiative and Conductive Heat Transfer.- 4.1 Radiative Transfer.- 4.2 The Diffusion Equation.- 4.3 A Brief Diversion into “?’s”.- 4.4 Radiative Opacity Sources.- 4.5 Heat Transfer by Conduction.- 4.6 Tabulated Opacities.- 4.7 References and Suggested Readings.- 5 Heat Transfer by Convection.- 5.1 The Mixing Length Theory.- 5.2 Variations on the MLT.- 5.3 References and Suggested Readings.- 6 Stellar Energy Sources.- 6.1 Gravitational Energy Sources.- 6.2 Thermonuclear Energy Sources.- 6.3 The Proton-Proton Chains.- 6.4 The Carbon-Nitrogen-Oxygen Cycles.- 6.5 Helium-Burning Reactions.- 6.6 Carbon, Neon, and Oxygen Burning.- 6.7 Silicon “Burning”.- 6.8 Neutrino Emission Mechanisms.- 6.9 Exercises.- 6.10 References and Suggested Readings.- 7 Stellar Modeling.- 7.1 TheEquations of Stellar Structure.- 7.2 Polytropic Equations of State and Polytropes.- 7.3 The Approach to Real Models.- 7.4 References and Suggested Readings.- 8 Structure and Evolution of the Sun.- 8.1 The Sun as the Prototype Star.- 8.2 From the ZAMS to the Present.- 8.3 The Solar Neutrino “Problem”.- 8.4 The Role of Rotation in Evolution.- 8.5 References and Suggested Readings.- 9 Structure and Evolution of White Dwarfs.- 9.1 Observed Properties of White Dwarfs.- 9.2 White Dwarf Evolution.- 9.3 The Magnetic White Dwarfs.- 9.4 References and Suggested Readings.- 10 Asteroseismology.- 10.1 Adiabatic Radial Pulsations.- 10.2 Nonadiabatic Radial Motions.- 10.3 An Introduction to Nonradial Oscillations.- 10.4 Helioseismology.- 10.5 Asteroseismology of White Dwarfs.- 10.6 References and Suggested Readings.- A Glossary.- B Physical and Astronomical Constants.- C Sample Computer Codes.- C.1 The ZAMS Model Builder.- C.2 Adiabatic Pulsation Code.