Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Medium

Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Medium

This book is a graduate-level text covering the fundamental physics and chemistry required for a modern understanding of the interstellar medium. Radiation mechanisms are comprehensively presented, and extensive examples are drawn from observations in the X-ray, ultraviolet, optical, infrared, mm/sub mm, and radio observations. This book goes beyond a phenomenological study of the interstellar medium to give a detailed quantitative treatment of the radiative and dynamical interactions between stars and the interstellar medium. With an emphasis on a physical understanding of these processes, the mathematical derivations are clean, elegant and easily understandable by anyone with an undergraduate background in physics.
Country USA
Brand University Science Books
Manufacturer University Science Books
Binding Hardcover
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2007-01-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781891389467

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