The Chemical Evolution of the Galaxy

by Francesca Matteucci

Book Overview

This book is based partly on a. lecture course given at the University of Tri- este, but mostly on my own research experience in the field of galactic chemical evolution. The subject of galactic chemical evolution was started and developed by Beat- rice Tinsley in the seventies and now is a flourishing subject. This book is dedi- cated to the chemical evolution of our Galaxy and aims at giving an up-to-date review of what we have learned since Tinsley's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402016522
• ISBN13: 9781402016523
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"