Hydrodynamics and Stellar Winds An Introduction /

• Main Author: Maciel, Walter J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Fluids.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Space sciences.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.

Stellar winds are a common phenomenon in the life of stars, from the dwarfs like the Sun to the red giants and hot supergiants, constituting one of the basic aspects of modern astrophysics. Stellar winds are a hydrodynamic phenomenon in which circumstellar gases expand towards the interstellar mediu...

Table of Contents:

• The Continuity Equation
• The Euler Equation
• The Equation of State
• The Energy Equation
• Cartesian Tensor Notation
• Fluid Equations in Tensor Form
• The Navier-Stokes Equation
• Sound Waves
• Shock Waves
• Stellar Winds: An Overview.