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The composition of the universe : the evolution of stars and galaxies / / Rachel Keranen
| The composition of the universe : the evolution of stars and galaxies / / Rachel Keranen |
| Autore | Keranen Rachel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Cavendish Square Publishing, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (79 pages) |
| Disciplina | 523.112 |
| Collana | Space systems |
| Soggetto topico |
Stars - Evolution
Galaxies - Evolution Astronomy - History Cosmology |
| ISBN | 1-5026-2286-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : a beautiful universe -- Early predictions -- The modern understanding of the evolution of stars and galaxies -- Scientists, mathematicians, and engineers -- Visualizing the evolution of stars and galaxies -- The evolution of stars and galaxies today and tomorrow -- Glossary. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910158620303321 |
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| New York : , : Cavendish Square Publishing, , [2017] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cosmic dawn : the search for the first stars and galaxies / / George Rhee
| Cosmic dawn : the search for the first stars and galaxies / / George Rhee |
| Autore | Rhee George <1961-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer Science, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (286 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.69 |
| Collana | Astronomers' Universe |
| Soggetto topico |
Galaxies - Evolution
Stars - Evolution |
| ISBN | 1-4614-7813-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | An evening in May -- A brief history of cosmology -- The Big Bang -- The Visible Universe -- Dark matter -- Cosmic backgrounds -- Clues from Nearby Galaxies (astronomical fossils) -- Structure formation -- A map of the universe -- The First Stars and Galaxies -- The great time machines; A New Generation of Telescopes -- Exploring the Universe from Space with the next Hubble telescope. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910739445603321 |
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Rhee George <1961->
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| New York, : Springer Science, 2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evolution of stars and stellar populations / / Maurizio Salaris, Santi Cassisi
| Evolution of stars and stellar populations / / Maurizio Salaris, Santi Cassisi |
| Autore | Salaris Maurizio |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, , [2005] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (388 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.88 |
| Soggetto topico | Stars - Evolution |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-28769-1
9786610287697 0-470-03345-2 0-470-09222-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Evolution of Stars and Stellar Populations; Contents; Preface; 1 Stars and the Universe; 1.1 Setting the stage; 1.2 Cosmic kinematics; 1.2.1 Cosmological redshifts and distances; 1.3 Cosmic dynamics; 1.3.1 Histories of R(t); 1.4 Particle- and nucleosynthesis; 1.5 CMB fluctuations and structure formation; 1.6 Cosmological parameters; 1.7 The inflationary paradigm; 1.8 The role of stellar evolution; 2 Equation of State of the Stellar Matter; 2.1 Physical conditions of the stellar matter; 2.1.1 Fully ionized perfect gas; 2.1.2 Electron degeneracy; 2.1.3 Ionization; 2.1.4 Additional effects
3 Equations of Stellar Structure3.1 Basic assumptions; 3.1.1 Continuity of mass; 3.1.2 Hydrostatic equilibrium; 3.1.3 Conservation of energy; 3.1.4 Energy transport; 3.1.5 The opacity of stellar matter; 3.1.6 Energy generation coefficient; 3.1.7 Evolution of chemical element abundances; 3.1.8 Virial theorem; 3.1.9 Virial theorem and electron degeneracy; 3.2 Method of solution of the stellar structure equations; 3.2.1 Sensitivity of the solution to the boundary conditions; 3.2.2 More complicated cases; 3.3 Non-standard physical processes; 3.3.1 Atomic diffusion and radiative levitation 3.3.2 Rotation and rotational mixings4 Star Formation and Early Evolution; 4.1 Overall picture of stellar evolution; 4.2 Star formation; 4.3 Evolution along the Hayashi track; 4.3.1 Basic properties of homogeneous, fully convective stars; 4.3.2 Evolution until hydrogen burning ignition; 5 The Hydrogen Burning Phase; 5.1 Overview; 5.2 The nuclear reactions; 5.2.1 The p-p chain; 5.2.2 The CNO cycle; 5.2.3 The secondary elements: the case of (2)H and (3)He; 5.3 The central H-burning phase in low main sequence (LMS) stars; 5.3.1 The Sun 5.4 The central H-burning phase in upper main sequence (UMS) stars5.5 The dependence of MS tracks on chemical composition and convection efficiency; 5.6 Very low-mass stars; 5.7 The mass-luminosity relation; 5.8 The Schönberg-Chandrasekhar limit; 5.9 Post-MS evolution; 5.9.1 Intermediate-mass and massive stars; 5.9.2 Low-mass stars; 5.9.3 The helium flash; 5.10 Dependence of the main RGB features on physical and chemical parameters; 5.10.1 The location of the RGB in the H-R diagram; 5.10.2 The RGB bump luminosity; 5.10.3 The luminosity of the tip of the RGB 5.11 Evolutionary properties of very metal-poor stars6 The Helium Burning Phase; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The nuclear reactions; 6.3 The zero age horizontal branch (ZAHB); 6.3.1 The dependence of the ZAHB on various physical parameters; 6.4 The core He-burning phase in low-mass stars; 6.4.1 Mixing processes; 6.5 The central He-burning phase in more massive stars; 6.5.1 The dependence of the blue loop on various physical parameters; 6.6 Pulsational properties of core He-burning stars; 6.6.1 The RR Lyrae variables; 6.6.2 The classical Cepheid variables; 7 The Advanced Evolutionary Phases 7.1 Introduction |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143706703321 |
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Salaris Maurizio
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| West Sussex, England : , : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, , [2005] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evolution of stars and stellar populations / / Maurizio Salaris, Santi Cassisi
| Evolution of stars and stellar populations / / Maurizio Salaris, Santi Cassisi |
| Autore | Salaris Maurizio |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, , [2005] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (388 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.88 |
| Soggetto topico | Stars - Evolution |
| ISBN |
1-280-28769-1
9786610287697 0-470-03345-2 0-470-09222-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Evolution of Stars and Stellar Populations; Contents; Preface; 1 Stars and the Universe; 1.1 Setting the stage; 1.2 Cosmic kinematics; 1.2.1 Cosmological redshifts and distances; 1.3 Cosmic dynamics; 1.3.1 Histories of R(t); 1.4 Particle- and nucleosynthesis; 1.5 CMB fluctuations and structure formation; 1.6 Cosmological parameters; 1.7 The inflationary paradigm; 1.8 The role of stellar evolution; 2 Equation of State of the Stellar Matter; 2.1 Physical conditions of the stellar matter; 2.1.1 Fully ionized perfect gas; 2.1.2 Electron degeneracy; 2.1.3 Ionization; 2.1.4 Additional effects
3 Equations of Stellar Structure3.1 Basic assumptions; 3.1.1 Continuity of mass; 3.1.2 Hydrostatic equilibrium; 3.1.3 Conservation of energy; 3.1.4 Energy transport; 3.1.5 The opacity of stellar matter; 3.1.6 Energy generation coefficient; 3.1.7 Evolution of chemical element abundances; 3.1.8 Virial theorem; 3.1.9 Virial theorem and electron degeneracy; 3.2 Method of solution of the stellar structure equations; 3.2.1 Sensitivity of the solution to the boundary conditions; 3.2.2 More complicated cases; 3.3 Non-standard physical processes; 3.3.1 Atomic diffusion and radiative levitation 3.3.2 Rotation and rotational mixings4 Star Formation and Early Evolution; 4.1 Overall picture of stellar evolution; 4.2 Star formation; 4.3 Evolution along the Hayashi track; 4.3.1 Basic properties of homogeneous, fully convective stars; 4.3.2 Evolution until hydrogen burning ignition; 5 The Hydrogen Burning Phase; 5.1 Overview; 5.2 The nuclear reactions; 5.2.1 The p-p chain; 5.2.2 The CNO cycle; 5.2.3 The secondary elements: the case of (2)H and (3)He; 5.3 The central H-burning phase in low main sequence (LMS) stars; 5.3.1 The Sun 5.4 The central H-burning phase in upper main sequence (UMS) stars5.5 The dependence of MS tracks on chemical composition and convection efficiency; 5.6 Very low-mass stars; 5.7 The mass-luminosity relation; 5.8 The Schönberg-Chandrasekhar limit; 5.9 Post-MS evolution; 5.9.1 Intermediate-mass and massive stars; 5.9.2 Low-mass stars; 5.9.3 The helium flash; 5.10 Dependence of the main RGB features on physical and chemical parameters; 5.10.1 The location of the RGB in the H-R diagram; 5.10.2 The RGB bump luminosity; 5.10.3 The luminosity of the tip of the RGB 5.11 Evolutionary properties of very metal-poor stars6 The Helium Burning Phase; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The nuclear reactions; 6.3 The zero age horizontal branch (ZAHB); 6.3.1 The dependence of the ZAHB on various physical parameters; 6.4 The core He-burning phase in low-mass stars; 6.4.1 Mixing processes; 6.5 The central He-burning phase in more massive stars; 6.5.1 The dependence of the blue loop on various physical parameters; 6.6 Pulsational properties of core He-burning stars; 6.6.1 The RR Lyrae variables; 6.6.2 The classical Cepheid variables; 7 The Advanced Evolutionary Phases 7.1 Introduction |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830475203321 |
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Salaris Maurizio
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| West Sussex, England : , : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, , [2005] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From luminous hot stars to starburst galaxies / / Peter S. Conti, Paul A. Crowther, Claus Leitherer [[electronic resource]]
| From luminous hot stars to starburst galaxies / / Peter S. Conti, Paul A. Crowther, Claus Leitherer [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Conti P. S (Peter S.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 315 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 523.1/125 |
| Collana | Cambridge astrophysics |
| Soggetto topico |
Starbursts
Gamma ray bursts Stars - Evolution Stellar winds |
| ISBN |
1-107-19481-4
1-281-94481-5 9786611944810 0-511-45618-2 0-511-45749-9 0-511-45445-7 0-511-45347-7 0-511-53619-4 0-511-45548-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ; 1.1 Motivation ; 1 -- ; 1.2 Observed properties ; 1 -- ; 1.3 Stellar atmospheres ; 5 -- ; 1.4 Stellar winds ; 5 -- ; 1.5 Evolution of single stars ; 7 -- ; 1.6 Binaries ; 9 -- ; 1.7 Birth of massive stars and star clusters ; 10 -- ; 1.8 The interstellar environment ; 11 -- ; 1.9 From GHII regions to starburst galaxies ; 12 -- ; 1.10 Starburst phenomena ; 14 -- ; 1.11 Cosmological implications ; 15 -- ; 2 Observed properties ; 17 -- ; 2.1 Apparent and absolute magnitudes ; 17 -- ; 2.2 Distances ; 19 -- ; 2.3 Massive stars in Local Group galaxies ; 21 -- ; 2.4 Spectral classification ; 35 -- ; 2.5 Observations of rotation and magnetic fields ; 45 -- ; 3 Stellar atmospheres ; 49 -- ; 3.1 LTE atmospheres ; 49 -- ; 3.2 Non-LTE atmospheres ; 50 -- ; 3.3 Surface gravities and masses ; 61 -- ; 3.4 Surface composition ; 62 -- ; 4 Stellar winds ; 67 -- ; 4.1 Radiation pressure ; 67 -- ; 4.2 Wind velocities ; 74 -- ; 4.3 Mass-loss rates ; 79 -- ; 4.4 Structure and clumping ; 90 -- ; 4.5 Influence of stellar rotation ; 95 -- ; 5 Evolution of single stars ; 99 -- ; 5.1 Nucleosynthesis ; 99 -- ; 5.2 Evolution to a red supergiant ; 102 -- ; 5.3 Evolution to the Wolf-Rayet stage ; 107 -- ; 5.4 Rotation and mass-loss ; 111 -- ; 5.5 Magnetic massive stars ; 115 -- ; 5.6 Core-collapse supernovae ; 116 -- ; 6 Binaries ; 129 -- ; 6.1 Massive binary frequency ; 129 -- ; 6.2 Binary masses ; 130 -- ; 6.3 Close binary evolution ; 133 -- ; 6.4 Interacting stellar winds ; 146 -- ; 6.5 Dust formation in WC stars ; 149 -- ; 7 Birth of massive stars and star clusters ; 154 -- ; 7.1 Natal precursors of OB stars ; 155 -- ; 7.2 The initial mass function ; 163 -- ; 7.3 Formation of high-mass stars ; 167 -- ; 7.4 Massive stellar clusters ; 170 -- ; 8 The interstellar environment ; 180 -- ; 8.1 Interstellar dust ; 180 -- ; 8.2 Ionized hydrogen regions ; 184 -- ; 8.3 Wind blown bubbles ; 187 -- ; 8.4 Ejecta nebulae around LBVs and W-R stars ; 192 -- ; 9 From giant HII regions to HII galaxies ; 197 -- ; 9.1 Giant HII regions: definition and structural parameters ; 197 -- ; 9.2 30 Doradus -- the Rosetta Stone ; 200 -- ; 9.3 Stellar population diagnostics ; 208 -- ; 9.4 HII galaxies: stellar content and relation to starbursts ; 219 -- ; 10 Starburst phenomena ; 229 -- ; 10.1 Definition of a starburst ; 229 -- ; 10.2 The starburst IMF ; 231 -- ; 10.3 The evolution of starbursts ; 241 -- ; 10.4 Starburst-driven superwinds ; 250 -- ; 10.5 The starburst-AGN connection ; 255 -- ; 11 Cosmological implications ; 266 -- ; 11.1 Population III stars ; 266 -- ; 11.2 Lyman-break galaxies ; 272 -- ; 11.3 Massive stars and cosmic abundances ; 280 -- ; 11.4 Gamma ray bursts ; 287. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453189403321 |
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Conti P. S (Peter S.)
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From luminous hot stars to starburst galaxies / / Peter S. Conti, Paul A. Crowther, Claus Leitherer [[electronic resource]]
| From luminous hot stars to starburst galaxies / / Peter S. Conti, Paul A. Crowther, Claus Leitherer [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Conti P. S (Peter S.) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 315 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 523.1/125 |
| Collana | Cambridge astrophysics |
| Soggetto topico |
Starbursts
Gamma ray bursts Stars - Evolution Stellar winds |
| ISBN |
1-107-19481-4
1-281-94481-5 9786611944810 0-511-45618-2 0-511-45749-9 0-511-45445-7 0-511-45347-7 0-511-53619-4 0-511-45548-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ; 1.1 Motivation ; 1 -- ; 1.2 Observed properties ; 1 -- ; 1.3 Stellar atmospheres ; 5 -- ; 1.4 Stellar winds ; 5 -- ; 1.5 Evolution of single stars ; 7 -- ; 1.6 Binaries ; 9 -- ; 1.7 Birth of massive stars and star clusters ; 10 -- ; 1.8 The interstellar environment ; 11 -- ; 1.9 From GHII regions to starburst galaxies ; 12 -- ; 1.10 Starburst phenomena ; 14 -- ; 1.11 Cosmological implications ; 15 -- ; 2 Observed properties ; 17 -- ; 2.1 Apparent and absolute magnitudes ; 17 -- ; 2.2 Distances ; 19 -- ; 2.3 Massive stars in Local Group galaxies ; 21 -- ; 2.4 Spectral classification ; 35 -- ; 2.5 Observations of rotation and magnetic fields ; 45 -- ; 3 Stellar atmospheres ; 49 -- ; 3.1 LTE atmospheres ; 49 -- ; 3.2 Non-LTE atmospheres ; 50 -- ; 3.3 Surface gravities and masses ; 61 -- ; 3.4 Surface composition ; 62 -- ; 4 Stellar winds ; 67 -- ; 4.1 Radiation pressure ; 67 -- ; 4.2 Wind velocities ; 74 -- ; 4.3 Mass-loss rates ; 79 -- ; 4.4 Structure and clumping ; 90 -- ; 4.5 Influence of stellar rotation ; 95 -- ; 5 Evolution of single stars ; 99 -- ; 5.1 Nucleosynthesis ; 99 -- ; 5.2 Evolution to a red supergiant ; 102 -- ; 5.3 Evolution to the Wolf-Rayet stage ; 107 -- ; 5.4 Rotation and mass-loss ; 111 -- ; 5.5 Magnetic massive stars ; 115 -- ; 5.6 Core-collapse supernovae ; 116 -- ; 6 Binaries ; 129 -- ; 6.1 Massive binary frequency ; 129 -- ; 6.2 Binary masses ; 130 -- ; 6.3 Close binary evolution ; 133 -- ; 6.4 Interacting stellar winds ; 146 -- ; 6.5 Dust formation in WC stars ; 149 -- ; 7 Birth of massive stars and star clusters ; 154 -- ; 7.1 Natal precursors of OB stars ; 155 -- ; 7.2 The initial mass function ; 163 -- ; 7.3 Formation of high-mass stars ; 167 -- ; 7.4 Massive stellar clusters ; 170 -- ; 8 The interstellar environment ; 180 -- ; 8.1 Interstellar dust ; 180 -- ; 8.2 Ionized hydrogen regions ; 184 -- ; 8.3 Wind blown bubbles ; 187 -- ; 8.4 Ejecta nebulae around LBVs and W-R stars ; 192 -- ; 9 From giant HII regions to HII galaxies ; 197 -- ; 9.1 Giant HII regions: definition and structural parameters ; 197 -- ; 9.2 30 Doradus -- the Rosetta Stone ; 200 -- ; 9.3 Stellar population diagnostics ; 208 -- ; 9.4 HII galaxies: stellar content and relation to starbursts ; 219 -- ; 10 Starburst phenomena ; 229 -- ; 10.1 Definition of a starburst ; 229 -- ; 10.2 The starburst IMF ; 231 -- ; 10.3 The evolution of starbursts ; 241 -- ; 10.4 Starburst-driven superwinds ; 250 -- ; 10.5 The starburst-AGN connection ; 255 -- ; 11 Cosmological implications ; 266 -- ; 11.1 Population III stars ; 266 -- ; 11.2 Lyman-break galaxies ; 272 -- ; 11.3 Massive stars and cosmic abundances ; 280 -- ; 11.4 Gamma ray bursts ; 287. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782344303321 |
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Conti P. S (Peter S.)
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From luminous hot stars to starburst galaxies / / Peter S. Conti, Paul A. Crowther, Claus Leitherer
| From luminous hot stars to starburst galaxies / / Peter S. Conti, Paul A. Crowther, Claus Leitherer |
| Autore | Conti P. S (Peter S.) |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, UK ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 315 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 523.1/125 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CrowtherPaul A
LeithererClaus |
| Collana | Cambridge astrophysics series |
| Soggetto topico |
Starbursts
Gamma ray bursts Stars - Evolution Stellar winds |
| ISBN |
1-107-19481-4
1-281-94481-5 9786611944810 0-511-45618-2 0-511-45749-9 0-511-45445-7 0-511-45347-7 0-511-53619-4 0-511-45548-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ; 1.1 Motivation ; 1 -- ; 1.2 Observed properties ; 1 -- ; 1.3 Stellar atmospheres ; 5 -- ; 1.4 Stellar winds ; 5 -- ; 1.5 Evolution of single stars ; 7 -- ; 1.6 Binaries ; 9 -- ; 1.7 Birth of massive stars and star clusters ; 10 -- ; 1.8 The interstellar environment ; 11 -- ; 1.9 From GHII regions to starburst galaxies ; 12 -- ; 1.10 Starburst phenomena ; 14 -- ; 1.11 Cosmological implications ; 15 -- ; 2 Observed properties ; 17 -- ; 2.1 Apparent and absolute magnitudes ; 17 -- ; 2.2 Distances ; 19 -- ; 2.3 Massive stars in Local Group galaxies ; 21 -- ; 2.4 Spectral classification ; 35 -- ; 2.5 Observations of rotation and magnetic fields ; 45 -- ; 3 Stellar atmospheres ; 49 -- ; 3.1 LTE atmospheres ; 49 -- ; 3.2 Non-LTE atmospheres ; 50 -- ; 3.3 Surface gravities and masses ; 61 -- ; 3.4 Surface composition ; 62 -- ; 4 Stellar winds ; 67 -- ; 4.1 Radiation pressure ; 67 -- ; 4.2 Wind velocities ; 74 -- ; 4.3 Mass-loss rates ; 79 -- ; 4.4 Structure and clumping ; 90 -- ; 4.5 Influence of stellar rotation ; 95 -- ; 5 Evolution of single stars ; 99 -- ; 5.1 Nucleosynthesis ; 99 -- ; 5.2 Evolution to a red supergiant ; 102 -- ; 5.3 Evolution to the Wolf-Rayet stage ; 107 -- ; 5.4 Rotation and mass-loss ; 111 -- ; 5.5 Magnetic massive stars ; 115 -- ; 5.6 Core-collapse supernovae ; 116 -- ; 6 Binaries ; 129 -- ; 6.1 Massive binary frequency ; 129 -- ; 6.2 Binary masses ; 130 -- ; 6.3 Close binary evolution ; 133 -- ; 6.4 Interacting stellar winds ; 146 -- ; 6.5 Dust formation in WC stars ; 149 -- ; 7 Birth of massive stars and star clusters ; 154 -- ; 7.1 Natal precursors of OB stars ; 155 -- ; 7.2 The initial mass function ; 163 -- ; 7.3 Formation of high-mass stars ; 167 -- ; 7.4 Massive stellar clusters ; 170 -- ; 8 The interstellar environment ; 180 -- ; 8.1 Interstellar dust ; 180 -- ; 8.2 Ionized hydrogen regions ; 184 -- ; 8.3 Wind blown bubbles ; 187 -- ; 8.4 Ejecta nebulae around LBVs and W-R stars ; 192 -- ; 9 From giant HII regions to HII galaxies ; 197 -- ; 9.1 Giant HII regions: definition and structural parameters ; 197 -- ; 9.2 30 Doradus -- the Rosetta Stone ; 200 -- ; 9.3 Stellar population diagnostics ; 208 -- ; 9.4 HII galaxies: stellar content and relation to starbursts ; 219 -- ; 10 Starburst phenomena ; 229 -- ; 10.1 Definition of a starburst ; 229 -- ; 10.2 The starburst IMF ; 231 -- ; 10.3 The evolution of starbursts ; 241 -- ; 10.4 Starburst-driven superwinds ; 250 -- ; 10.5 The starburst-AGN connection ; 255 -- ; 11 Cosmological implications ; 266 -- ; 11.1 Population III stars ; 266 -- ; 11.2 Lyman-break galaxies ; 272 -- ; 11.3 Massive stars and cosmic abundances ; 280 -- ; 11.4 Gamma ray bursts ; 287. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828440903321 |
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Conti P. S (Peter S.)
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| Cambridge, UK ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Introduction to black hole physics [[electronic resource] /] / Valeri P. Frolov & Andrei Zelnikov
| Introduction to black hole physics [[electronic resource] /] / Valeri P. Frolov & Andrei Zelnikov |
| Autore | Frolov V. P (Valerii Pavlovich) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (505 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.8/875 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ZelnikovAndrei |
| Soggetto topico |
Black holes (Astronomy)
Gravitational collapse Stars - Evolution |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-19-100322-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; 1 Black Holes: Big Picture; 1.1 Gravity and Black Holes; 1.2 Brief History of Black Holes; 1.3 'Dark Stars' vs. Black Holes; 1.4 Final State of Stellar Evolution; 1.5 Equilibrium of Gravitating Systems; 1.6 Important Notions of Astrophysics; 1.7 Black Holes in Astrophysics and Cosmology; 1.8 Stellar-Mass Black Holes; 1.9 Supermassive Black Holes; 1.10 Primordial Black Holes; 1.11 Black Holes in Theoretical Physics; 1.12 Black Holes and Extra Dimensions; 2 Physics in a Uniformly Accelerated Frame; 2.1 Minkowski Spacetime and Its Symmetries
2.2 Minkowski Spacetime in Curved Coordinates2.3 Uniformly Accelerated Reference Frame; 2.4 Homogeneous Gravitational Field; 2.5 Causal Structure; 2.6 Wick's Rotation in the Rindler Space; 3 Riemannian Geometry; 3.1 Differential Manifold. Tensors; 3.2 Metric; 3.3 Covariant Derivative; 3.4 Lie and Fermi Transport; 3.5 Curvature Tensor; 3.6 Parallel Transport of a Vector; 3.7 Spacetime Symmetries; 3.8 Submanifold; 3.9 Integration; 4 Particle Motion in Curved Spacetime; 4.1 Equations of Motion; 4.2 Phase Space; 4.3 Complete Integrability; 5 Einstein Equations; 5.1 Einstein-Hilbert Action 5.2 Einstein Equations5.3 Linearized Gravity; 5.4 Gravitational radiation; 5.5 Gravity in Higher-Dimensions; 6 Spherically Symmetric Black Holes; 6.1 Spherically Symmetric Gravitational Field; 6.2 Schwarzschild-de Sitter Metric; 6.3 Global Structure of the Schwarzschild Spacetime; 6.4 Black Hole Interior; 6.5 Painlevè-Gullstrand Metric; 6.6 Eddington-Finkelstein Coordinates; 6.7 Charged Black Holes; 6.8 Higher-Dimensional Spherical Black Holes; 7 Particles and Light Motion in Schwarzschild Spacetime; 7.1 Equations of Motion; 7.2 Particle Trajectories; 7.3 Kepler's Law; 7.4 Light Propagation 7.5 Ray-Tracing in Schwarzschild Spacetime7.6 Black Hole as a Gravitational Lens; 7.7 Radiation from an Object Moving Around the Black Hole; 7.8 Equations of Motion in 'Tilted' Spherical Coordinates; 7.9 Magnetized Schwarzschild Black Hole; 7.10 Particle and Light Motion Near Higher-Dimensional Black Holes; 8 Rotating Black Holes; 8.1 Kerr Spacetime; 8.2 Ergosphere. Horizon; 8.3 Particle and Light Motion in Equatorial Plane; 8.4 Spinning up the Black Hole; 8.5 Geodesics in Kerr Spacetime: General Case; 8.6 Light Propagation; 8.7 Hidden Symmetries of Kerr Spacetime 8.8 Energy Extraction from a Rotating Black Hole8.9 Black Holes in External Magnetic Field; 9 Classical and Quantum Fields near Black Holes; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Static Field in the Schwarzschild Spacetime; 9.3 Dimensional Reduction; 9.4 Quasinormal Modes; 9.5 Massless Fields in the Kerr Spacetime; 9.6 Black Hole in a Thermal Bath; 9.7 Hawking Effect; 9.8 Quantum Fields in the Rindler Spacetime; 9.9 Black Hole Thermodynamics; 9.10 Higher-Dimensional Generalizations; 10 Black Holes and All That Jazz; 10.1 Asymptotically Flat Spacetimes; 10.2 Black Holes: General Definition and Properties 10.3 Black Holes and Search for Gravitational Waves |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465135903321 |
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Frolov V. P (Valerii Pavlovich)
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Introduction to black hole physics [[electronic resource] /] / Valeri P. Frolov & Andrei Zelnikov
| Introduction to black hole physics [[electronic resource] /] / Valeri P. Frolov & Andrei Zelnikov |
| Autore | Frolov V. P (Valerii Pavlovich) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (505 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.8/875 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ZelnikovAndrei |
| Soggetto topico |
Black holes (Astronomy)
Gravitational collapse Stars - Evolution |
| ISBN | 0-19-100322-0 |
| Classificazione | SCI005000SCI015000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; 1 Black Holes: Big Picture; 1.1 Gravity and Black Holes; 1.2 Brief History of Black Holes; 1.3 'Dark Stars' vs. Black Holes; 1.4 Final State of Stellar Evolution; 1.5 Equilibrium of Gravitating Systems; 1.6 Important Notions of Astrophysics; 1.7 Black Holes in Astrophysics and Cosmology; 1.8 Stellar-Mass Black Holes; 1.9 Supermassive Black Holes; 1.10 Primordial Black Holes; 1.11 Black Holes in Theoretical Physics; 1.12 Black Holes and Extra Dimensions; 2 Physics in a Uniformly Accelerated Frame; 2.1 Minkowski Spacetime and Its Symmetries
2.2 Minkowski Spacetime in Curved Coordinates2.3 Uniformly Accelerated Reference Frame; 2.4 Homogeneous Gravitational Field; 2.5 Causal Structure; 2.6 Wick's Rotation in the Rindler Space; 3 Riemannian Geometry; 3.1 Differential Manifold. Tensors; 3.2 Metric; 3.3 Covariant Derivative; 3.4 Lie and Fermi Transport; 3.5 Curvature Tensor; 3.6 Parallel Transport of a Vector; 3.7 Spacetime Symmetries; 3.8 Submanifold; 3.9 Integration; 4 Particle Motion in Curved Spacetime; 4.1 Equations of Motion; 4.2 Phase Space; 4.3 Complete Integrability; 5 Einstein Equations; 5.1 Einstein-Hilbert Action 5.2 Einstein Equations5.3 Linearized Gravity; 5.4 Gravitational radiation; 5.5 Gravity in Higher-Dimensions; 6 Spherically Symmetric Black Holes; 6.1 Spherically Symmetric Gravitational Field; 6.2 Schwarzschild-de Sitter Metric; 6.3 Global Structure of the Schwarzschild Spacetime; 6.4 Black Hole Interior; 6.5 Painlevè-Gullstrand Metric; 6.6 Eddington-Finkelstein Coordinates; 6.7 Charged Black Holes; 6.8 Higher-Dimensional Spherical Black Holes; 7 Particles and Light Motion in Schwarzschild Spacetime; 7.1 Equations of Motion; 7.2 Particle Trajectories; 7.3 Kepler's Law; 7.4 Light Propagation 7.5 Ray-Tracing in Schwarzschild Spacetime7.6 Black Hole as a Gravitational Lens; 7.7 Radiation from an Object Moving Around the Black Hole; 7.8 Equations of Motion in 'Tilted' Spherical Coordinates; 7.9 Magnetized Schwarzschild Black Hole; 7.10 Particle and Light Motion Near Higher-Dimensional Black Holes; 8 Rotating Black Holes; 8.1 Kerr Spacetime; 8.2 Ergosphere. Horizon; 8.3 Particle and Light Motion in Equatorial Plane; 8.4 Spinning up the Black Hole; 8.5 Geodesics in Kerr Spacetime: General Case; 8.6 Light Propagation; 8.7 Hidden Symmetries of Kerr Spacetime 8.8 Energy Extraction from a Rotating Black Hole8.9 Black Holes in External Magnetic Field; 9 Classical and Quantum Fields near Black Holes; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Static Field in the Schwarzschild Spacetime; 9.3 Dimensional Reduction; 9.4 Quasinormal Modes; 9.5 Massless Fields in the Kerr Spacetime; 9.6 Black Hole in a Thermal Bath; 9.7 Hawking Effect; 9.8 Quantum Fields in the Rindler Spacetime; 9.9 Black Hole Thermodynamics; 9.10 Higher-Dimensional Generalizations; 10 Black Holes and All That Jazz; 10.1 Asymptotically Flat Spacetimes; 10.2 Black Holes: General Definition and Properties 10.3 Black Holes and Search for Gravitational Waves |
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Introduction to black hole physics / / Valeri P. Frolov & Andrei Zelnikov
| Introduction to black hole physics / / Valeri P. Frolov & Andrei Zelnikov |
| Autore | Frolov V. P (Valerii Pavlovich) |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (505 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.8/875 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ZelnikovAndrei |
| Soggetto topico |
Black holes (Astronomy)
Gravitational collapse Stars - Evolution |
| ISBN | 0-19-100322-0 |
| Classificazione | SCI005000SCI015000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; 1 Black Holes: Big Picture; 1.1 Gravity and Black Holes; 1.2 Brief History of Black Holes; 1.3 'Dark Stars' vs. Black Holes; 1.4 Final State of Stellar Evolution; 1.5 Equilibrium of Gravitating Systems; 1.6 Important Notions of Astrophysics; 1.7 Black Holes in Astrophysics and Cosmology; 1.8 Stellar-Mass Black Holes; 1.9 Supermassive Black Holes; 1.10 Primordial Black Holes; 1.11 Black Holes in Theoretical Physics; 1.12 Black Holes and Extra Dimensions; 2 Physics in a Uniformly Accelerated Frame; 2.1 Minkowski Spacetime and Its Symmetries
2.2 Minkowski Spacetime in Curved Coordinates2.3 Uniformly Accelerated Reference Frame; 2.4 Homogeneous Gravitational Field; 2.5 Causal Structure; 2.6 Wick's Rotation in the Rindler Space; 3 Riemannian Geometry; 3.1 Differential Manifold. Tensors; 3.2 Metric; 3.3 Covariant Derivative; 3.4 Lie and Fermi Transport; 3.5 Curvature Tensor; 3.6 Parallel Transport of a Vector; 3.7 Spacetime Symmetries; 3.8 Submanifold; 3.9 Integration; 4 Particle Motion in Curved Spacetime; 4.1 Equations of Motion; 4.2 Phase Space; 4.3 Complete Integrability; 5 Einstein Equations; 5.1 Einstein-Hilbert Action 5.2 Einstein Equations5.3 Linearized Gravity; 5.4 Gravitational radiation; 5.5 Gravity in Higher-Dimensions; 6 Spherically Symmetric Black Holes; 6.1 Spherically Symmetric Gravitational Field; 6.2 Schwarzschild-de Sitter Metric; 6.3 Global Structure of the Schwarzschild Spacetime; 6.4 Black Hole Interior; 6.5 Painlevè-Gullstrand Metric; 6.6 Eddington-Finkelstein Coordinates; 6.7 Charged Black Holes; 6.8 Higher-Dimensional Spherical Black Holes; 7 Particles and Light Motion in Schwarzschild Spacetime; 7.1 Equations of Motion; 7.2 Particle Trajectories; 7.3 Kepler's Law; 7.4 Light Propagation 7.5 Ray-Tracing in Schwarzschild Spacetime7.6 Black Hole as a Gravitational Lens; 7.7 Radiation from an Object Moving Around the Black Hole; 7.8 Equations of Motion in 'Tilted' Spherical Coordinates; 7.9 Magnetized Schwarzschild Black Hole; 7.10 Particle and Light Motion Near Higher-Dimensional Black Holes; 8 Rotating Black Holes; 8.1 Kerr Spacetime; 8.2 Ergosphere. Horizon; 8.3 Particle and Light Motion in Equatorial Plane; 8.4 Spinning up the Black Hole; 8.5 Geodesics in Kerr Spacetime: General Case; 8.6 Light Propagation; 8.7 Hidden Symmetries of Kerr Spacetime 8.8 Energy Extraction from a Rotating Black Hole8.9 Black Holes in External Magnetic Field; 9 Classical and Quantum Fields near Black Holes; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Static Field in the Schwarzschild Spacetime; 9.3 Dimensional Reduction; 9.4 Quasinormal Modes; 9.5 Massless Fields in the Kerr Spacetime; 9.6 Black Hole in a Thermal Bath; 9.7 Hawking Effect; 9.8 Quantum Fields in the Rindler Spacetime; 9.9 Black Hole Thermodynamics; 9.10 Higher-Dimensional Generalizations; 10 Black Holes and All That Jazz; 10.1 Asymptotically Flat Spacetimes; 10.2 Black Holes: General Definition and Properties 10.3 Black Holes and Search for Gravitational Waves |
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Frolov V. P (Valerii Pavlovich)
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Stars - Evolution
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