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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783721103321

Autore

Krishna Swamy K. S

Titolo

Dust in the universe [[electronic resource] ] : similarities and differences / / K S Krishna Swamy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; London, : World Scientific, 2005

ISBN

1-281-88078-7

9786611880781

981-256-766-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Collana

World Scientific series in astronomy and astrophysics ; ; v. 7

Disciplina

523.1125

Soggetti

Cosmic dust

Interstellar matter

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

Preface; Contents; Chapter 1. General Introduction; Chapter 2. Laboratory Studies; Chapter 3. Interstellar Dust; Chapter 4. Cometary Dust; Chapter 5. Interplanetary Dust; Chapter 6. Circumstellar Dust; Chapter 7. Extragalactic Dust; Chapter 8. Epilogue; Appendix A H-R Diagram; Appendix B Stellar Evolution; Appendix C Nucleosynthesis; Appendix D Acronyms; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The study of dust in the universe is an exciting area in current astronomy. Dust formed during an earlier epoch could be different from that formed at a later time, but the nature and composition of dust is not presently understood in its entirety. The comprehensive study presented in this book provides a much needed critical analysis of different types of dust in the universe. The information derived from presolar grains from comets, meteorites and interplanetary dust particles as well as the relevant laboratory studies are discussed. This should help in our goal of understanding the evolutio