Astrophysics of the Interstellar Medium [electronic resource] / by Walter J. Maciel.
By: Maciel, Walter J [author.].
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Material type: BookPublisher: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: XVI, 258 p. 42 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781461437673.Subject(s): Physics | Astronomy | Astrophysics | Physics | Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology | Astrophysics and Astroparticles | Extraterrestrial Physics, Space SciencesDDC classification: 520 Online resources: Click here to access online In: Springer eBooksSummary: The space between the stars includes a large variety of objects, where physical processes occur that are fundamental for the structure and evolution of galaxies. This book gives the reader some basic knowledge of these processes and at the same time, presents estimates of the main quantities relevant to the study of the interstellar medium. The book could be used as an introductory course on the interstellar medium by science students or by readers interested in astrophysics with an adequate physics and mathematics background.The space between the stars includes a large variety of objects, where physical processes occur that are fundamental for the structure and evolution of galaxies. This book gives the reader some basic knowledge of these processes and at the same time, presents estimates of the main quantities relevant to the study of the interstellar medium. The book could be used as an introductory course on the interstellar medium by science students or by readers interested in astrophysics with an adequate physics and mathematics background.
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