The life and death of stars
By: Kenneth R. Lang
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 332
ISBN-13: 9781107016385
Subjects: Evolution; Formation; Stars; Stellar dynamics
Description: Explains the life cycle of stars, from the dense molecular clouds that are stellar nurseries to the enigmatic nebulae some stars leave behind in their violent ends"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: List of focus elements; List of tables; Preface; 1. Light of the Sun; 2. Gravity and motion; 3. Atomic and subatomic particles; 4. Transmutation of the elements; 5. What makes the Sun shine?; 6. The extended solar atmosphere; 7. Comparisons of the Sun with other stars; 8. The lives of stars; 9. The material between stars; 10. New stars arise from the darkness; 11. Stellar end states; 12. A larger, expanding universe; 13. Birth, life, and death of the universe; Quotation references; Author index; Subject index.