Stars
A Very Short Introduction
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ISBN:
9780199602926
Publication date:
20/07/2012
Paperback
152 pages
174x111mm
Price: 350.00 INR
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ISBN:
9780199602926
Publication date:
20/07/2012
Paperback
152 pages
Andrew King
An authoritative and accessible exploration of the science of stars,Examines the processes that allow stars to form, to shine, to maintain their size, and looks at their various forms of death,Looks at the impact of gravity, thermal pressure, magnetic fields, and radiation on stars,Considers our own star, the Sun, as well as neutron stars and black holes,Part of the bestselling Very Short Introduction series - over five million copies sold worldwide
Rights: OUP UK (INDIAN TERRITORY)
Andrew King
Description
Every atom of our bodies has been part of a star. Our very own star, the Sun, is crucial to the development and sustainability of life on Earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a modern, authoritative examination of how stars live, producing all the chemical elements beyond helium, and how they die, sometimes spectacularly, to end as remnants such as black holes.
Andrew King shows how understanding the stars is key to understanding the galaxies they inhabit, and thus the history of our entire Universe, as well as the existence of planets like our own. King presents a fascinating exploration of the science of stars, from the
mechanisms that allow stars to form and the processes that allow them to shine, as well as the results of their inevitable death.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Andrew King, Head of Theoretical Astrophysics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of LeicesterAndrew King is Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Leicester, and heads the theoretical astrophysics research group there. His work has been recognised by a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award, and a Senior Fellowship of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council. He has published more than 250 research papers and is a co-author of several books. He is also deputy editor-in-chief of Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. In 2014 he was awarded the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society for investigations of outstanding merit in theoretical astrophysics.
Andrew King
Table of contents
Preface
1:Science and the stars
2:How the Sun survives
3:Life on main street
4:Cooking the elements
5:Stellar corpses
6:Finding the bodies
7:Measuring the universe
8:The beginning
Further reading
Andrew King
Description
Every atom of our bodies has been part of a star. Our very own star, the Sun, is crucial to the development and sustainability of life on Earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a modern, authoritative examination of how stars live, producing all the chemical elements beyond helium, and how they die, sometimes spectacularly, to end as remnants such as black holes.
Andrew King shows how understanding the stars is key to understanding the galaxies they inhabit, and thus the history of our entire Universe, as well as the existence of planets like our own. King presents a fascinating exploration of the science of stars, from the
mechanisms that allow stars to form and the processes that allow them to shine, as well as the results of their inevitable death.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
About the author
Andrew King, Head of Theoretical Astrophysics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of LeicesterAndrew King is Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Leicester, and heads the theoretical astrophysics research group there. His work has been recognised by a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award, and a Senior Fellowship of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council. He has published more than 250 research papers and is a co-author of several books. He is also deputy editor-in-chief of Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. In 2014 he was awarded the Eddington Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society for investigations of outstanding merit in theoretical astrophysics.
Table of contents
Preface
1:Science and the stars
2:How the Sun survives
3:Life on main street
4:Cooking the elements
5:Stellar corpses
6:Finding the bodies
7:Measuring the universe
8:The beginning
Further reading
Nick Jenkins
Steven W. Lockley, Russell G. Foster
Stephen J. Blundell
Fred Piper, Sean Murphy
Andrew C. Scott
Roger Penrose
Kathleen Taylor
Nick Lane
Tim Lenton
Julia Simner
