Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium

By Lyman S. Spitzer Jr and Lyman S. Spitzer Jr.

Book Overview

Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium discusses the nature of interstellar matter, with a strong emphasis on basic physical principles, and summarizes the present state of knowledge about the interstellar medium by providing the latest observational data. Physics and chemistry of the interstellar medium are treated, with frequent references to observational results. The overall equilibrium and dynamical state of the interstellar gas are described, with discussions of explosions produced by star birth and star death and the initial phases of cloud collapse leading to star formation.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471022322
• ISBN13: 9780471022329
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 0.9" x 1.4"