Author: Robert Jastrow
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393850048
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Presents discussions regarding the origin of the universe, the life and death of stars and the origin of the earth and life.
Red Giants and White Dwarfs
Author: Robert Jastrow
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393850048
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Presents discussions regarding the origin of the universe, the life and death of stars and the origin of the earth and life.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393850048
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Presents discussions regarding the origin of the universe, the life and death of stars and the origin of the earth and life.
Red Giants and White Dwarfs
Author: Robert Jastrow
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Astronomy
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Red Giants White Dwarf
Author: Robert Jastrow
Publisher: Signet
ISBN: 9780451061362
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher: Signet
ISBN: 9780451061362
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Red Giants and White Dwarfs
Author: Robert Jastrow
Publisher: Harper & Row Barnes & Noble Import Division
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher: Harper & Row Barnes & Noble Import Division
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Red giants and white dwarfs
Author: Robert Jastrow
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dwafs
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dwafs
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Astroquizzical - the Illustrated Edition
Author: Jillian Scudder
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781785787553
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781785787553
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
White Dwarfs
Author: Domitilla de Martino
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401002150
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Naples, Italy, 24-28 June 2002
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401002150
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Naples, Italy, 24-28 June 2002
Stars: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Andrew King
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191633844
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Every atom of our bodies has been part of a star. Our very own star, the Sun, is crucial to the development and sustainability of life on Earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a modern, authoritative examination of how stars live, producing all the chemical elements beyond helium, and how they die, sometimes spectacularly, to end as remnants such as black holes. Andrew King shows how understanding the stars is key to understanding the galaxies they inhabit, and thus the history of our entire Universe, as well as the existence of planets like our own. King presents a fascinating exploration of the science of stars, from the mechanisms that allow stars to form and the processes that allow them to shine, as well as the results of their inevitable death. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191633844
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Every atom of our bodies has been part of a star. Our very own star, the Sun, is crucial to the development and sustainability of life on Earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a modern, authoritative examination of how stars live, producing all the chemical elements beyond helium, and how they die, sometimes spectacularly, to end as remnants such as black holes. Andrew King shows how understanding the stars is key to understanding the galaxies they inhabit, and thus the history of our entire Universe, as well as the existence of planets like our own. King presents a fascinating exploration of the science of stars, from the mechanisms that allow stars to form and the processes that allow them to shine, as well as the results of their inevitable death. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Physical Processes in Red Giants
Author: I. Iben
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400984928
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
In recent years, it has become clear that the red-giant phase is one of the most dramatic periods in a star's life, when all of its parts become involved in ways that have both direct and indirect observational consequences. This is most particularly true of low- and intermediate mass stars during the second ascent of the giant branch. Such stars bring to their surfaces products of nucleosynthesis currently taking place in their deep interiors, they pulsate as Mira variables, develop extended outward-flowing atmospheres that may exhibit maser properties, and shed great quantities of matter, sometimes highly processed, into the inter stellar medium. The manner in which processed matter is brought to the surface is far from being completely explained, and the precise mechanism or mechanisms whereby matter is ejected from the stellar surface (whether by deposition of Alfven waves, radiation pressure on grains, or as a consequence of so me large scale envelope instability) has yet to be elucidated to every one's satisfaction. The purpose of the second workshop in Astrophysics, organized by the "Advanced School of Astronomy", was to bring together experts on all the physical processes occurring in red giants in an effort to emphasize the interrelatedness of these individual processes, and to encourage a dia logue among experts that might serve to initiate a synthesis, or at least sharpen our understanding of the most important problems to address in the future.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400984928
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
In recent years, it has become clear that the red-giant phase is one of the most dramatic periods in a star's life, when all of its parts become involved in ways that have both direct and indirect observational consequences. This is most particularly true of low- and intermediate mass stars during the second ascent of the giant branch. Such stars bring to their surfaces products of nucleosynthesis currently taking place in their deep interiors, they pulsate as Mira variables, develop extended outward-flowing atmospheres that may exhibit maser properties, and shed great quantities of matter, sometimes highly processed, into the inter stellar medium. The manner in which processed matter is brought to the surface is far from being completely explained, and the precise mechanism or mechanisms whereby matter is ejected from the stellar surface (whether by deposition of Alfven waves, radiation pressure on grains, or as a consequence of so me large scale envelope instability) has yet to be elucidated to every one's satisfaction. The purpose of the second workshop in Astrophysics, organized by the "Advanced School of Astronomy", was to bring together experts on all the physical processes occurring in red giants in an effort to emphasize the interrelatedness of these individual processes, and to encourage a dia logue among experts that might serve to initiate a synthesis, or at least sharpen our understanding of the most important problems to address in the future.
Last Call for Life
Author: Thea Kozakis
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
As a star evolves, the orbital distance where liquid water is possible on the surface of an Earth-like planet, the habitable zone, evolves as well. While stellar properties are relatively stable on the main sequence, post-main sequence evolution of a star involves significant changes in stellar temperature and radius, which is reflected in the changing irradiation at a specific orbital distance when the star becomes a red giant, and then later a white dwarf. To search planets in these systems for signs of life it is essential that we understand how stellar evolution influences atmospheric photochemistry along with detectable biosignatures. We use EXO-Prime, which consists of a 1D coupled climate/photochemistry and a line-by-line radiative transfer code, to model the atmospheres and spectra of habitable zone planets around red giants and white dwarfs, and assess the time dependency of detectable biosignatures.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
As a star evolves, the orbital distance where liquid water is possible on the surface of an Earth-like planet, the habitable zone, evolves as well. While stellar properties are relatively stable on the main sequence, post-main sequence evolution of a star involves significant changes in stellar temperature and radius, which is reflected in the changing irradiation at a specific orbital distance when the star becomes a red giant, and then later a white dwarf. To search planets in these systems for signs of life it is essential that we understand how stellar evolution influences atmospheric photochemistry along with detectable biosignatures. We use EXO-Prime, which consists of a 1D coupled climate/photochemistry and a line-by-line radiative transfer code, to model the atmospheres and spectra of habitable zone planets around red giants and white dwarfs, and assess the time dependency of detectable biosignatures.