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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300387103321

Autore

Huebner Walter F

Titolo

Opacity / / by Walter F. Huebner, W. David Barfield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

1-4614-8797-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (582 p.)

Collana

Astrophysics and Space Science Library, , 0067-0057 ; ; 402

Disciplina

535.3

Soggetti

Observations, Astronomical

Astronomy—Observations

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Definitions -- Atomic and Molecular Structure -- Equation of State -- Radiative Cross Sections -- Continuum transitions -- Bound-Bound Transitions -- Electron Conduction -- Equations of State and Opacities for Mixtures -- Limits, Approximations, Scaling, and Interpolation -- Uncertainties in Models, Methods, and Calculations.

Sommario/riassunto

The interaction of radiation with matter is a fundamental process in the universe; in particular, the absorption and scattering of radiation by matter (the opacity) govern the formation, evolution, and structure of stars and planets.  But opacity is also important in many terrestrial applications in which radiation is the dominant means of energy transfer, such as controlled nuclear-fusion, laser ablation, atmospheric entry and reentry, and the "greenhouse" effect.  This book covers all aspects of opacity and equations of state for plasmas, gases, vapors, and dust and emphasizes the continuous transformation of phases and molecular compositions with changing density and temperature under conditions of local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) while preserving the basic abundances of the chemical elements in a mixture.