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UNINA9910437981703321 |
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Autore |
Maciel W. J (Walter Junqueira) |
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Astrophysics of the interstellar medium / / Walter J. Maciel ; translated by Margarida Serote Roos |
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New York, NY, : Springer, c2013 |
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1-299-19717-5 |
1-4614-3767-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2013.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (268 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Interstellar matter |
Astrophysics |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Astrophysics of the Interstellar Medium; Preface; About the Author; Contents; Chapter 1: General Overview of the Interstellar Medium; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Density of the Interstellar Medium; 1.3 The Interstellar Zoo; 1.4 Historical Sketch; 1.4.1 Bright Nebulae; 1.4.2 Dark Nebulae; 1.4.3 Diffuse Interstellar Gas; 1.5 The Oort Limit; Exercises; Bibliography; Chapter 2: The Interstellar Radiation Field; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Radio-Frequency Integrated Radiation; 2.2.1 Bremsstrahlung Radiation; 2.2.2 Synchrotron Radiation (Magnetobremsstrahlung); 2.2.3 Line Radiation |
2.3 Cosmic Background Radiation2.4 Integrated Radiation Field; 2.5 Radiative Transfer; 2.5.1 Radiative Transfer Equation; 2.5.2 Transfer Equation Solution; 2.5.3 Numerical Example: Energy Density; 2.6 High-Energy Radiation; Exercises; Bibliography; Chapter 3: Spectral Line Formation; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Thermodynamic Equilibrium Equations; 3.2.1 Maxwellian Velocity Distribution Function; 3.2.2 Boltzmann Equation; 3.2.3 Saha Equation; 3.2.4 The Planck Function; 3.3 Radiative Transfer; 3.4 Einstein Coefficients; 3.4.1 Emission Coefficient; 3.4.2 Absorption Coefficient |
3.4.3 Relations Between the Einstein Coefficients3.5 Spectral Line Profile; 3.5.1 Absorption Line Profile; 3.5.2 Doppler Profile; 3.5.3 Lorentz Profile; 3.5.4 Voigt Profile; 3.5.5 Integrated Absorption Cross |
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