Stellar Structure and Evolution (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library)

by RudolfKippenhahn (Author), Alfred Weigert (Author)

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1994
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A complete and comprehensive treatment of the physics of the stellar interior and the underlying fundamental processes and parameters. The text presents an overview of the models developed to explain the stability, dynamics and evolution of the stars, and great care is taken to detail the various stages in a star's life. The authors have succeeded in producing a unique text based on their own pioneering work in stellar modeling.
Since its publication, this textbook has come to be considered a classic by both readers and teachers in astrophysics. This study edition is intended for students in astronomy and physics alike.

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A complete and comprehensive treatment of the physics of the stellar interior and the underlying fundamental processes and parameters. The text presents an overview of the models developed to explain the stability, dynamics and evolution of the stars, and great care is taken to detail the various stages in a star's life. The authors have succeeded in producing a unique text based on their own pioneering work in stellar modeling.
Since its publication, this textbook has come to be considered a classic by both readers and teachers in astrophysics. This study edition is intended for students in astronomy and physics alike.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 468
Edition: 1st ed. 1990. Corr. 3rd printing
Publisher: Springer
Published: 28 Jul 1994
ISBN 10: 3540580131
ISBN 13: 9783540580133
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... many excellent volumes on this subject have been written. In my opinion, this one is the best.
D.L. Faulkner in: Australian & New Zealand Physicist, 1995

Will clearly be the standard text in the subject.
N.H. Baker, Columbia University

Kippenhahn and Weigert's work compares favorably with the few similar works, many of which are now out of date. It is superior to some others in eschewing elegance of mathematical analysis in favor of a comprehensive understanding of the observed and deduced properties of stars, from their initial formation to their final collapse.
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