Theory of Rotating Stars. (PSA-1), Volume 1 (eBook)

Jean-Louis Tassoul (Autor)

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2015
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-6898-8 (ISBN)

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Ever since the first observations of sunspots in the early seventeenth century, stellar rotation has been a major topic in astronomy and astrophysics. Jean-Louis Tassoul synthesizes a large number of theoretical investigations on rotating stars. Drawing upon his own research, Professor Tassoul also carefully critiques various competing ideas. In the first three chapters, the author provides a short historical sketch of stellar rotation, the main observational data on the Sun and other stars on which the subsequent theory is based, and the basic Newtonian hydrodynamics used to study rotating stars. Following a discussion of some general mechanical properties of stars in a state of permanent rotation, he reviews the main techniques for determining the structure of a rotating star and its stability with respect to infinitesimal disturbances. Since the actual distribution of angular momentum within stars is still unknown, Professor Tassoul considers various models of angular momentum as well as of meridional circulation. He devotes the rest of his study to the problems concerning various groups of stars and stages in stellar evolution.Originally published in 1979.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.3.2015
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Legacy Library
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Legacy Library
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Series in Astrophysics
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Series in Astrophysics
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Schlagworte: Am star • Angular momentum • angular velocity • Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics • Astronomische Nachrichten • Astronomy • atomic number • Be star • binary star • Boltzmann equation • Calculation • Cataclysmic variable star • Center of mass (relativistic) • Cepheid variable • chromosphere • circular polarization • convection • Cosmic Ray • cosmogony • Cross section (physics) • Differential Rotation • Equation • Equation of State • first law of thermodynamics • Flare star • Formation and evolution of the Solar System • Galactic plane • Galaxy rotation curve • Galileo Galilei • General relativity • gravitational acceleration • Gravitational collapse • Gravitational constant • Gravitational Field • gravitational potential • Gravitational Wave • Gravity • G-type main-sequence star • Helicity (particle physics) • Hertzsprung–Russell diagram • Hyades (star cluster) • instability • Interstellar Medium • Kepler's laws of planetary motion • Kuiper (Mercurian crater) • Lagrangian (field theory) • Magnetic field • Magnetic Prandtl number • Main sequence • mass distribution • Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution • Nebula • neutron star • Newtonian Potential • Newton's law of universal gravitation • nuclear fusion • nuclear reaction • Orbit • Orbital elements • Orbital period • Orbital plane (astronomy) • Peculiar star • Planet • Planetary System • Plasma (physics) • Polytrope • Protostar • Quantity • Radiation pressure • radiative equilibrium • Radiative flux • Rayleigh Number • Roche limit • Rotation period • Scalar (physics) • solar cycle • solar physics • solar rotation • SPHERICAL MODEL • spheroid • Spin (physics) • star formation • Stellar atmosphere • Stellar density • Stellar dynamics • stellar evolution • stellar magnetic field • Stellar rotation • Stellar Structure • SunSPOT • supergiant • Supernova • the astronomical journal • The Astrophysical Journal • T Tauri star • variable star • Variational method (quantum mechanics) • virial theorem • viscosity • White Dwarf
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-6898-X / 140086898X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-6898-8 / 9781400868988