Asteroseismology

by D.W. Kurtz, Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard, Conny Aerts, et al.

Understanding the stars is the bedrock of modern astrophysics. Stars are the source of life. The chemical enrichment of our Milky Way and of the Universe withallelementsheavierthanlithiumoriginatesintheinteriorsofstars.Stars arethe tracersofthe dynamics ofthe Universe, gravitationallyimplying much more than meets the eye. Stars ionize the interstellar medium and re-ionized the early intergalactic medium. Understanding stellar structure and evolution...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402051786
• ISBN13: 9781402051784
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 866 Pages
• Weight: 3.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.3"