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Carraro Giovanni |
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Astrophysics of the interstellar medium / / Giovanni Carraro |
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Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
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©2021 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (361 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Interstellar matter |
Materials science |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Fundamental Equations for Ideal Fluids -- 1.1 Introduction: Fluids as Continuous Systems -- 1.2 Continuity Equation -- 1.3 Volume Forces and Surface Forces. Stresses -- 1.4 Equation of Motion (Euler Equation) for Ideal Fluids -- 1.5 Conservation of Total Energy and Thermal Energy -- 1.6 Vorticity in Ideal Fluids. Potential Motion -- 1.7 Numerical Solutions of Hydrodynamical Equations -- 1.8 Synthetic Summary -- 2 Acoustic Waves -- 2.1 Acoustic Waves in an Ideal Fluid at Rest -- 2.2 Velocity of Propagation in a Dispersive Medium -- 2.3 Acoustic Waves in a Patchy Medium at Rest -- 2.4 Acoustic Waves in a Gravity-Dominated Medium -- 2.5 Virial Theorem -- 2.6 Gravitational Collapse of a Sphere -- 2.7 Synthetic Summary -- References -- 3 Real Fluids -- 3.1 Transport Phenomena -- 3.2 Thermal Conduction -- 3.3 Internal Friction -- 3.4 Navier-Stokes Equation -- 3.5 Energy Dissipation by Internal Friction -- 3.6 Energy Balance in a Real Fluid -- 3.7 Integration of Equations for a Real Fluid -- 3.8 Case of Fluid with Low Viscosity -- 3.9 Similar Motions -- 3.10 Synthetic Summary -- References -- 4 The Interstellar Medium -- 4.1 Thermal Balance of Interstellar Gas -- 4.2 Thermodynamic State of Interstellar Gas -- 4.3 Cooling Processes -- 4.4 Heating Processes -- 4.5 Thermal Instability -- 4.6 Synthetic Summary -- References -- 5 Shock Waves -- 5.1 Supersonic Motion and Discontinuity -- 5.2 Jump Conditions -- 5.3 Shock Waves -- 5.4 |
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