Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium
Published on 1. December 1978
Book
Hardback
336 pages
978-0-471-02232-9 (ISBN)
Description
Now available in paperback as a Wiley Classics edition, this book presents a comprehensive treatment on the relation of physical processes to interstellar matter. Provides a focus on constant physical principles needed to comprehend rapidly changing observational results in this field.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 60 mm
Width: 35 mm
Weight
595 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-02232-9 (9780471022329)
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Additional editions
Lyman Spitzer
Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium
E-Book
11/2008
1st Edition
Wiley-VCH
€99.99
Available for download
Lyman Spitzer
Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium
Book
05/1998
Wiley-VCH
€98.50
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Content
Interstellar Matter-- An Overview. Elastic Collisions and Kinetic Equilibrium. Radiative Processes. Excitation. Ionization and Dissociation. Kinetic Temperature. Optical Properties of Grains. Polarization and Grain Alignment. Physical Properties of Grains. Dynamical Principles. Overall Equilibrium. Explosive Motions. Gravitational Motion. Symbols. Index.