From Luminous Hot Stars to Starburst Galaxies

Informationen zum Autor Paul A. Conti is an Emeritus Professor at the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics (JILA) and the Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences Department at the University of Colorado. Paul A. Crowther is a Professor of Astrophysics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Sheffield. Claus Leitherer is an Astronomer with the Space Telescope Science Institute! Baltimore. Klappentext A detailed introduction for graduate students and researchers, which connects the astrophysics of massive stars with the extremes of galaxy evolution. Zusammenfassung Ideal for graduate students and researchers in astrophysics! this detailed introduction to luminous hot stars connects the astrophysics of massive stars with the extremes of galaxy evolution represented by starburst phenomena. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Observed properties; 3. Stellar atmospheres; 4. Stellar winds; 5. Evolution of single stars; 6. Binaries; 7. Birth of massive stars and star clusters; 8. The interstellar environment; 9. From giant HII regions to HII galaxies; 10. Starburst phenomena; 11. Cosmological implications; References; Index.

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• Authors: Peter S. Conti, Peter S. (University of Colorado Conti, Peter S. Crowther Conti, Paul A. Crowther, Claus Leitherer
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.10.2008
• EAN: 9780521791342
• ISBN: 978-0-521-79134-2
• No. of pages: 330
• Series: Cambridge Astrophysics
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous