Stellar Structure and Evolution

• Main Authors: Kippenhahn, Rudolf (Author), Weigert, Alfred (Author), Weiss, Achim (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2012.
• Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
• Subjects: Physics.; Fluids.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Nuclear fusion.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Nuclear Fusion.

This long-awaited second edition of the classical textbook on Stellar Structure and Evolution by Kippenhahn and Weigert is a thoroughly revised version of the original text. Taking into account modern observational constraints as well as additional physical effects such as mass loss and diffusion, A...