An introduction to planetary nebulae /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Nishiyama, Jason J. (συγγραφέας.)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: San Rafael [Καλιφόρνια] : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, c2018.
• Σειρά: IOP concise physics.
• Θέματα: Πλανητικό νεφέλωμα

In this book we will look at what planetary nebulae are, where they come from and where they go. We will discuss what mechanisms cause these beautiful markers of stellar demise as well as what causes them to form their variety of shapes. How we measure various aspects of planetary nebulae such as wh...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 1.1. Planetary nebulae
• 1.2. Discovery and history
• 1.3. Components of planetary nebulae
• 2. Formation of planetary nebulae
• 2.1. Planetary nebulae as a stage in stellar evolution
• 2.2. Proto-planetary nebulae
• 2.3. Progenitor masses
• 2.4. Post-planetary nebula
• 2.5. Interacting stellar winds
• 3. Observational data of planetary nebulae
• 3.1. Chemical abundance
• 3.2. Distance determination
• 4. Planetary nebula morphology
• 4.1. Classifying planetary nebulae
• 4.2. Morphology, classification and planetary nebulae evolution
• 4.3. Explaining morphology
• 4.4. Concluding remarks.