Atoms, Stars, and Nebulae - Lawrence H. Aller

Atoms, Stars, and Nebulae

By: Lawrence H. Aller

Hardcover | 11 November 1991 | Edition Number 3

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This book tells the story of how astronomy and physics work together to unravel many mysteries of stars and nebulae. Stress is laid on a non-technical description of how an understanding of these objects is obtained, not on just a mere review of facts. After a succinct, non-mathematical excursion into the principles of radiation and atomic structure, the text explains in simple terms the physical processes at work in stars and gaseous nebulae. A survey of masses, dimensions, luminosities, temperatures and chemical composition of stars is followed by an exploration of their interiors and how stars generate energy. The life histories of many double stars, some of which produce novae, are described. The origins of chemical elements in dense stellar cores and the vital role played by gas and dust between the stars are explained. An account of the exciting new field of high energy astronomy and the origin of cosmic rays is given at the end of the book. This is the ideal introduction for physics and astronomy students to the important field of modern astronomics. It should also appeal to amateur astronomers and the reader interested in the life history of a star, be it a modest one like our sun or a massive object destined to become a supernova.
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"Aiming his book at the interested lay reader, Aller has written an excellent and detailed account of where stars come from, what makes them shine, how they evolve, and what happens when their lives have run their course." Astronomy "Aller's remarkable book is highly recommended as a brief, nonmathematical survey of the basics of modern astrophysics." Choice

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