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The Physics of Interstellar Dust (Paperback)
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The Physics of Interstellar Dust (Paperback)
Series: Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Interstellar dust grains catalyse chemical reactions, absorb,
scatter, polarise and re-radiate starlight and constitute the
building blocks for the formation of planets. Understanding this
interstellar component is therefore of primary importance in many
areas of astronomy & astrophysics. For example, observers need
to understand how dust effects light passing through molecular
clouds. Astrophysicists wish to comprehend how dust enables the
collapse of clouds or how it determines the spectral behaviour of
protostars, star forming regions or whole galaxies. This book gives
a thorough theoretical description of the fundamental physics of
interstellar dust: its composition, morphology, size distribution,
dynamics, optical and thermal properties, alignment, polarisation,
scattering, radiation and spectral features. This encyclopedic book
provides the basic physics towards understanding the solid matter
in interstellar space. It includes all the necessary physics,
including solid state physics, radiative transport, optical
properties, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and quantum
mechanics. It then uses all of this basic physics in the specific
case of dust grains in the interstellar medium. Interstellar dust
clouds catalyze simple chemical reactions, absorbs, scatters,
polarizes and re-radiates starlight and forms the building blocks
for planet and stellar formation. Understanding this interstellar
medium is then of primary importance in many areas of astronomy
& astrophysics. For example observers need to understand how it
effects light passing through dust and molecular clouds,
astrophysicists need to comprehend the formation and structure of
dust clouds and how it collapses to form stars and planets. Written
in an accessible and descriptive manner, this will be essential
supplementary reading for advanced undergraduate and graduate
students taking courses on the interstellar medium and active
researchers in need of a single source of well illustrated and
detailed information.
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