Stellar Structure and Evolution

Stellar Structure and Evolution by Rudolf Kippenhahn, Alfred Weigert.

The attempt to understand the physics of the structure of stars and their change in time - their evolution - has been bothering many physicists and astronomers ever since the last century. This long chain of successful research is well documented not only by numerous papers in the corresponding jour...

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Main Authors: Kippenhahn, Rudolf (Author), Weigert, Alfred (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1990.
Edition:1st ed. 1990.
Series:Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Observations, Astronomical.
Astronomy—Observations.
Astrophysics.
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Table of Contents:
  • I The Basic Equations
  • 1. Coordinates, Mass Distribution, and Gravitational Field in Spherical Stars
  • 2. Conservation of Momentum
  • 3. The Virial Theorem
  • 4. Conservation of Energy
  • 5. Transport of Energy by Radiation and Conduction
  • 6. Stability Against Local, Non-spherical Perturbations
  • 7. Transport of Energy by Convection
  • 8. The Chemical Composition
  • II The Overall Problem
  • 9. The Differential Equations of Stellar Evolution
  • 10. Boundary Conditions
  • 11. Numerical Procedure
  • 12. Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions
  • III Properties of Stellar Matter
  • 13. The Ideal Gas with Radiation
  • 14. Ionization
  • 15. The Degenerate Electron Gas
  • 16. The Equation of State of Stellar Matter
  • 17. Opacity
  • 18. Nuclear Energy Production
  • IV Simple Stellar Models
  • 19. Polytropic Gaseous Spheres
  • 20. Homology Relations
  • 21. Simple Models in the U-V Plane
  • 22. The Main Sequence
  • 23. Other Main Sequences
  • 24. The Hayashi Line
  • 25. Stability Considerations
  • V Early Stellar Evolution
  • 26. The Onset of Star Formation
  • 27. The Formation of Protostars
  • 28. Pre-Main-Sequence Contraction
  • 29. From the Initial to the Present Sun
  • 30. Chemical Evolution on the Main Sequence
  • VI Post-Main-Sequence Evolution
  • 31. Evolution Through Helium Burning — Massive Stars
  • 32. Evolution Through Helium Burning — Low-Mass Stars
  • 33. Later Phases
  • 34. Final Explosions and Collapse
  • VII Compact Objects
  • 35. White Dwarfs
  • 36. Neutron Stars
  • 37. Black Holes
  • VIII Pulsating Stars
  • 38. Adiabatic Spherical Pulsations
  • 39. Non-adiabatic Spherical Pulsations
  • 40. Non-radial Stellar Oscillations
  • IX Stellar Rotation
  • 41. The Mechanics of Rotating Stellar Models
  • 42. The Thermodynamics of Rotating Stellar Models
  • 43. The Angular-Velocity Distribution in Stars
  • References.

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