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Evolution of Stars and Stellar Populations is a comprehensive presentation of the theory of stellar evolution and its application to the study of stellar populations in galaxies. Taking a unique approach to the subject, this self-contained text introduces first the theory of stellar evolution in a c...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0470033452 |
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Evolution of Stars and Stellar Populations is a comprehensive presentation of the theory of stellar evolution and its application to the study of stellar populations in galaxies. Taking a unique approach to the subject, this self-contained text introduces first the theory of stellar evolution in a clear and accessible manner, with particular emphasis placed on explaining the evolution with time of observable stellar properties, such as luminosities and surface chemical abundances. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xii, 374 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-367) and index. |
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047009219X 9780470092194 0470092203 9780470092200 0470033452 9780470033456 047009222X 9780470092224 |
| Index Number: | QB806 |
| CLC: | P15 |
| Contents: | Stars and the universe -- Equation of state of the stellar matter -- Equations of stellar structure -- Star formation and early evolution -- The hydrogen burning phase -- The helium burning phase -- The advanced evolutionary phases -- From theory to observations -- Simple stellar populations -- Composite stellar populations -- Unresolved stellar populations -- Appendix I: Constants -- Appendix II: Selected web sites. |