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Stellar Explosions - Hydrodynamics and Nucleosynthesis (Paperback)
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Stellar Explosions - Hydrodynamics and Nucleosynthesis (Paperback)
Series: Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Stars are the main factories of element production in the universe
through a suite of complex and intertwined physical processes. Such
stellar alchemy is driven by multiple nuclear interactions that
through eons have transformed the pristine, metal-poor ashes
leftover by the Big Bang into a cosmos with 100 distinct chemical
species. The products of stellar nucleosynthesis frequently get
mixed inside stars by convective transport or through hydrodynamic
instabilities, and a fraction of them is eventually ejected into
the interstellar medium, thus polluting the cosmos with gas and
dust. The study of the physics of the stars and their role as
nucleosynthesis factories owes much to cross-fertilization of
different, somehow disconnected fields, ranging from observational
astronomy, computational astrophysics, and cosmochemistry to
experimental and theoretical nuclear physics. Few books have
simultaneously addressed the multidisciplinary nature of this field
in an engaging way suitable for students and young scientists.
Providing the required multidisciplinary background in a coherent
way has been the driving force for Stellar Explosions:
Hydrodynamics and Nucleosynthesis. Written by a specialist in
stellar astrophysics, this book presents a rigorous but accessible
treatment of the physics of stellar explosions from a
multidisciplinary perspective at the crossroads of computational
astrophysics, observational astronomy, cosmochemistry, and nuclear
physics. Basic concepts from all these different fields are applied
to the study of classical and recurrent novae, type I and II
supernovae, X-ray bursts and superbursts, and stellar mergers. The
book shows how a multidisciplinary approach has been instrumental
in our understanding of nucleosynthesis in stars, particularly
during explosive events.
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