Stellar Structure and Evolution

By Erika Böhm-Vitense

Book Overview

This book is the final one in a series of three texts which together provide a modern, complete and authoritative account of our present knowledge of the stars. It discusses the internal structure and the evolution of stars, and is completely self-contained. There is an emphasis on the basic physics governing stellar structure and the basic ideas on which our understanding of stellar structure is based. The book also provides a comprehensive discussion of stellar evolution. Careful comparison is made between theory and observation, and the author has thus provided a lucid and balanced introductory text for the student. As for volumes 1 and 2, volume 3 is self-contained and can be used as an independent textbook. The author has not only taught but has also published many original papers in this subject. Her clear and readable style should make this text a first choice for undergraduate and beginning graduate students taking courses in astronomy and particularly in stellar astrophysics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521348714
• ISBN13: 9780521348713
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.7"