Stellar Rotation (Cambridge Astrophysics)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: April 13, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780521772181
Subjects: Astrophysics; Stars, interstellar matter; Stars; Science; Science/Mathematics; Astronomy - General; Astrophysics & Space Science; Science / Astrophysics & Space Science; Stars--Rotation; Rotation
First sentence: The study of stellar rotation began at the turn of the seventeenth century, when sunspots were observed for the first time through a refracting telescope.
Description: "Like the Earth and planets, stars rotate. Understanding how stars rotate is central to modelling their structure, formation, and evolution and how they interact with their environment and companion stars. This authoritative volume provides a lucid introduction to stellar rotation and the definitive reference to the subject. It combines theory and observation in a comprehensive survey of how the rotation of stars affects the structure and evolution of the Sun, single stars, and close binaries." "This book will be of primary interest to graduate students and researchers studying solar and stellar rotation and close binary systems. It will also appeal to those with a more general interest in solar and stellar physics, star formation, binary stars, and the hydrodynamics of rotating fluids - including geophysicists, planetary scientists, and plasma physicists."--Jacket.