Volume 2 contains the basic physical ideas and laws used in the study of the outer layers of a star including stellar magnitudes, spectra and temperatures, radiative transfer in a stellar atmosphere, line formation, the spectrum of hydrogen, spectral analysis, and available structural components.
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"...an excellent introduction to analytical methods and comparison with observations." Virginia Trimble, Comments on Astrophysics
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Volume 2 contains the basic physical ideas and laws used in the study of the outer layers of a star including stellar magnitudes, spectra and temperatures, radiative transfer in a stellar atmosphere, line formation, the spectrum of hydrogen, spectral analysis, and available structural components.
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Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics Vol 2,
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This review is from: Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics: Volume 2 (Hardcover)
This is an excellent series Vol 1 thur 3 for the person wishing to review the basics of stellar astrophysics. I stress the words review for the author assumes at least a basic level of knowledge on how astronomical data is measured. The reader is cautioned to be versed in basic mathematical skills up through the beginning calculus level as detailed worked out examples are not provided in the text. At the conclusion of this and Volumes 1 and 3 are a series of chapter review problems for which there are no answers provided. Volume 1 and 3 deal with stellar data and interiors.
This is a good set of volumes and worth having if you are knowledgeable in the subject. It is not a self teaching set but a sound set to be used for classroom work at the intermediate level. My only real complaint was that the author did not provide worked out answers to the problem sets at the end of each book.
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A well-written concise introduction to stellar atmospheres.,
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This review is from: Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics: Volume 2 (Paperback)
An outstanding review of basic principles of physics used in interstellar physics and stellar atmospheres. A salubrious touch of examples and real data make this book invaluable to any intermediate astronomy student with a good physics background.
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The easiest quantity to measure for a star is its brightness. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hydrogen absorption coefficient, layer emission lines, third quantum level, cool luminous stars, second quantum level, continuous absorption coefficient, hydrogen convection zone, chromospheric emission lines, convective energy transport, optically thin lines, line absorption coefficient, damping profile, pressure stratification, mechanical flux, grey atmosphere, stellar chromospheres, isotropic radiation field, geometrical depth, hydrostatic equilibrium equation, conductive flux, ideal light source, one multiplet, damping part, temperature stratification, given multiplet New!
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hydrogen absorption coefficient, layer emission lines, third quantum level, cool luminous stars, second quantum level, continuous absorption coefficient, hydrogen convection zone, chromospheric emission lines, convective energy transport, optically thin lines, line absorption coefficient, damping profile, pressure stratification, mechanical flux, grey atmosphere, stellar chromospheres, isotropic radiation field, geometrical depth, hydrostatic equilibrium equation, conductive flux, ideal light source, one multiplet, damping part, temperature stratification, given multiplet New!
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- Exploration of the Universe (Saunders golden sunburst series) by George O. Abell in Back Matter
- Stellar Atmospheres (A Series of books in astronomy and astrophysics) by Dimitri Mihalas in Back Matter
- Basic Astronomical Data by K.A. Strand in Back Matter
- Science and Technology (Q & A Encyclopedia) by Steve Parker in Back Matter
- Introduction to Stellar Atmospheres and Interiors by Eva Novotny in Back Matter
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