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Stellar Structure and Evolution

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Stellar Structure and Evolution, the second volume in the Ohio State Astrophysics Series, takes advantage of our new era of stellar astrophysics, in which modern techniques allow us to map the interiors of stars in unprecedented detail. This textbook for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students aims to develop a broad physical understanding of the fundamental principles that dictate stellar properties. The study of stellar evolution focuses on the 'life cycle' of stars: how they are born, how they live, and how they die. As elements ejected by one generation of stars are incorporated into the next generation, stellar evolution is intertwined with the chemical evolution of our galaxy. Focusing on key physical processes without going into encyclopedic depth, the authors present stellar evolution in a contemporary context, including phenomena such as pulsations, mass loss, binary interactions, and rotation, which contribute to our understanding of stars.

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  • Connects theory and observations to provide a better understanding of how the field developed and to provide the broader astrophysical context, offering a modern approach that incorporates current research advances
  • Presents mathematical derivations alongside physical intuition and order of magnitude calculations to help students understand why certain effects are important, and what causes them
  • Focuses discussion on key physical properties and introduces the specialized language of the field carefully to ensure students who did not major in astronomy are accommodated
  • Illustrates how material from a diverse range of physics courses can be used to understand a complex physical system, drawing valuable connections to other courses that students will take or have taken
Authors: Ryden Barbara, Pinsonneault Marc
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Pages: 324
ISBN: 9781108798822
Cover: Paperback
Edition Number: 1
Release Year: 2023

Preface
1. Properties of stars
2. Equations of stellar structure
3. Equations of state
4. Stellar energy transport
5. Stars as fusion reactors
6. Main sequence stars
7. Star formation: before the main sequence
8. Evolved stars: after the main sequence
9. Ex-stars
10. Rotating stars
11. Pulsating stars
12. Binary stars
Appendices
Bibliography, references, and figure credits
Index.

Barbara Ryden received her PhD in astrophysical sciences from Princeton University, New Jersey in 1987. After postdocs at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, she joined the astronomy faculty at the Ohio State University, where she is now a full professor. She has over twenty years of experience in teaching, at levels ranging from introductory undergraduate courses to advanced graduate seminars. She won the Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award for the first edition of Introduction to Cosmology (2002), and is the co-author, with Bradley Peterson, of Foundations of Astrophysics (2010).

Marc Pinsonneault received his Ph.D. in Astronomy from Yale University in 1988. He is a full professor of Astronomy at The Ohio State University, where he has been teaching since 1994. He has an extensive research record in theoretical models of stellar structure and evolution, with an emphasis on stellar rotation and magnetism, rotationally induced mixing, helio- and asteroseismology, solar models, and solar neutrinos. He was elected a Fellow of the AAAS in 2010 and was recognized as a Distinguished University Scholar at Ohio State in 2017.

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