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Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics

Volume 2

By: Erika Bohm-Vitense, Bohm-Vitense Erika

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Paperback | 25 December 1989

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This comprehensive textbook conveys the basic physical ideas and laws used in the study of the outer layers of a star. The stellar atmosphere emits the light which we see. The only layers of a star where we can get direct information about temperature, pressure and composition are in the atmosphere. This complete account first introduces stellar magnitudes, spectra and temperatures. This is followed by a full discussion of radiative transfer in a stellar atmosphere, which leads to descriptions of line formation, the spectrum of hydrogen, and spectral analysis. Finally the structural components that are accessible, such as the convestion zone, chromosphere, corona, and mass outflow are described. The book will interest any student with a knowledge of physics and mathematics who needs to learn about stellar atmospheres.

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"...an excellent introduction to analytical methods and comparison with observations." Virginia Trimble, Comments on Astrophysics

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Preface
Stellar magnitudes and stellar colors
Stellar spectra
Temperature estimates for stars
Basics about radiative transfer
Radiative transfer in stellar atmosphere
The depth dependence of the source function
The continuous absorption coefficient
The influence of the non-greyness of the absorption coefficient
The pressure stratification
Theory of line formation
The hydrogen lines
Spectrum analysis
Basics about non-local thermodynamics equilibrium
The hydrogen convection zone
Stellar chromospheres, transition layers, and coronae
Stellar winds
Problems
References
Index
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Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics

Volume 2

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