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Stellar Atmospheres: Beyond Classical Models (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)
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Stellar Atmospheres: Beyond Classical Models (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991)
Series: NATO Science Series C, 341
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The theory of stellar atmospheres is one of the most important
branches of modern astrophysics. It is first of all a major tool
for understanding all aspects of stars. As the physical properties
of their outer layers can now be found with high precision, firm
conclusions can be drawn about the internal structure and evolution
of stars. Moreover, improvements in our knowledge of the chemical
composition of stars is shedding new light on the chemical
evolution of galaxies and of the Universe as a whole. Because the
outer layers of stars are among the best-understood astrophysical
objects, the theory of stellar atmospheres plays an important role
in the study of many other types of objects. These include
planetary nebulae, H II regions, interstellar matter, and objects
of interest in high-energy astrophysics, such as accretion disks
(close binaries, dwarf novae, cataclysmic variables, quasars,
active galactic nuclei), pulsar magnetospheres, and Seyfert
galaxies. Finally, as stars provide a laboratory in which plasmas
can be studied under more extreme conditions than on earth, the
study of stellar atmospheres has strong connections with modern
physics. Astronomical observations provided a vital stimulus in the
early stages of quantum theory and atomic physics; even today
topics such as low-temperature dielectronic recombination develop
hand in hand with the interpretation of stellar and nebular
spectra. Early work on MHD was similiarly motivated. Many such
connections remain to be explored.
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