Nuclear physics of stars /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Iliadis, Christian (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH, 2015.
• Έκδοση: Second, revised and enlarged edition.
• Θέματα: Astronomy > Popular works.; Astronomy.; Electronic books.; Electronic books > Popular works.; Popular works.

 Most elements are synthesized, or ""cooked"", by thermonuclear reactions in stars. The newly formed elements are released into the interstellar medium during a star's lifetime, and are subsequently incorporated into a new generation of stars, into the planets that form around the stars, and into the life forms that originate on the planets. Moreover, the energy we depend on for life originates from nuclear reactions that occur at the center of the Sun. Synthesis of the elements and nuclear energy production in stars are the topics of nuclear astrophysics, which is the subject of this book. 

 880-01   Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Chapter 1 Aspects of Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics; 1.1 History; 1.2 Nomenclature; 1.3 Solar System Abundances; 1.4 Astrophysical Aspects; 1.4.1 General Considerations; 1.4.2 Hertzsprung -- Russell Diagram; 1.4.3 Stellar Evolution of Single Stars; 1.4.4 Binary Stars; 1.5 Masses, Binding Energies, Nuclear Reactions, and Related Topics; 1.5.1 Nuclear Mass and Binding Energy; 1.5.2 Energetics of Nuclear Reactions; 1.5.3 Atomic Mass and Mass Excess.