Astrophysics of the interstellar medium / Giovanni Carraro.
Carraro, Giovanni, author.
2021
QB790 .C37 2021
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Title Astrophysics of the interstellar medium / Giovanni Carraro.
Author Carraro, Giovanni, author.
ISBN 9783030752934 (electronic bk.)
3030752933 (electronic bk.)
9783030752927
3030752925
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75293-4
Published Cham : Springer, [2021]
Copyright ©2021
Language English
Description 1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-75293-4 doi
Call Number QB790 .C37 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification 523.1/135
Summary This book is based on a series of lectures for an Astrophysics of the Interstellar Medium (ISM) master's degree in Astrophysics and Cosmology at Padova University. From the cold molecular phase in which stars and planetary systems form, to the very hot coronal gas that surrounds galaxies and galaxy clusters, the ISM is everywhere. Studying its properties is vital for the exploration of virtually any field in astronomy and cosmology. These notes give the student a coherent and accurate mathematical and physical approach, with continuous references to the real ISM in galaxies. The book is divided into three parts. Part One introduces the equations of fluid dynamics for a system at rest and acoustic waves, and then explores the real ISM through the role of thermal conduction and viscosity, concluding with a discussion of shock waves and turbulence. In Part Two, the electromagnetic field is switched on and its role in modulating shock waves and contrasting gravity is studied. Part Three describes dust and its properties, followed by the main stellar sources of energy. The last two chapters respectively address the various components of the ISM and molecular clouds and star formation.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 6, 2021).
Series UNITEXT for physics. 2198-7882
Available in Other Form Astrophysics of the interstellar medium.
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Fundamental equations for ideal fluids
Acoustic waves
Real fluids
The interstellar medium
Shock waves
Turbulence
Electrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics
Motion of a plasma in a magnetic field
Magnetohydrodynamic waves
Dust from the interstellar medium
HII regions
Stellar Winds
Supernovae remnants
The interstellar medium and its components
Molecular Clouds
Star formation.

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