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The *stars : their structure and evolution / Roger J. Tayler. – 2. ed. – Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1994. – XIII, 241 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

Collocazione: BS/02./S/0021

This textbook gives a clear account of the manner in which knowledge in many branches of physics, such as gravitation, thermodynamics, atomic physics, and nuclear physics, can be combined to gain an understanding of the structure and evolution of stars. A major aim is to present the subject as one in which advances are still being made. The first half is an account of the observational properties of stars and a discussion of the equations that govern their structure. The second part discusses recent theoretical work on stellar evolution. The successes of the theory are stressed, but attention is also drawn to phenomena that are not completely understood. This is a new edition of a widely-used textbook first published in 1970. New topics include mass loss from stars and close binary stars.

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The *physics of stars / A. C. Phillips. – 2. ed. – Chichester °etc.! : J. Wiley & sons, 1999. – XII, 246 p., 1 c. di tav. : ill. ; 25 cm. (The *Manchester physics series)

Collocazione: BS/02./S/0023

The Physics of Stars, Second Edition, is a concise introduction to the properties of stellar interiors and consequently the structure and evolution of stars. Strongly emphasising the basic physics, simple and uncomplicated theoretical models are used to illustrate clearly the connections between fundamental physics and stellar properties. This text does not intend to be encyclopaedic, rather it tends to focus on the most interesting and important aspects of stellar structure, evolution and nucleosynthesis. In the Second Edition, a new chapter on Helioseismology has been added, along with a list of physical constants and extra student problems. There is also new material on the Hertztsprung-Russell diagram, as well as a general updating of the entire text. It includes numerous problems at the end of each chapter aimed at both testing and extending student’s knowledge.

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The *chemical evolution of the Galaxy / by Francesca Matteucci. – Dordrecht [etc.] : Kluwer, ©2003. – XIV, 285 p. ; 24 cm. (*Astrophysics and space science library ; 253)

Collocazione: BS/02./S/0022

This book is devoted to the study of the evolution of the abundances of the chemical elements both in time and space in our own Galaxy. The new aspects of this book consist in the interpretation of the chemical abundances and other observational constraints (e.g., gas and star formation rate distribution) in terms of the formation and evolution of the Milky Way. It treats in greater detail, relative to other books published in the field, the problem of the chemical evolution of our Galaxy and is in fact the only book entirely devoted to this particular subject. The book is addressed both to experts in the field and to graduate and PhD students who intend to develop their research in the field of the chemical evolution of galaxies.

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