Ebook: Stellar Structure and Evolution

This long-awaited second edition of the classical textbook on Stellar Structure and Evolution by Kippenhahn and Weigert is a thoroughly revised version of the original text. Taking into account modern observational constraints as well as additional physical effects such as mass loss and diffusion, Achim Weiss and Rudolf Kippenhahn have succeeded in bringing the book up to the state-of-the-art with respect to both the presentation of stellar physics and the presentation and interpretation of current sophisticated stellar models. The well-received and proven pedagogical approach of the first edition has been retained.

The book provides a comprehensive treatment of the physics of the stellar interior and the underlying fundamental processes and parameters. The models developed to explain the stability, dynamics and evolution of the stars are presented and great care is taken to detail the various stages in a star’s life. Just as the first edition, which remained a standard work for more than 20 years after its first publication, the second edition will be of lasting value not only for students but also for active researchers in astronomy and astrophysics.

---

This long-awaited second edition of the classical textbook on Stellar Structure and Evolution by Kippenhahn and Weigert is a thoroughly revised version of the original text. Taking into account modern observational constraints as well as additional physical effects such as mass loss and diffusion, Achim Weiss and Rudolf Kippenhahn have succeeded in bringing the book up to the state-of-the-art with respect to both the presentation of stellar physics and the presentation and interpretation of current sophisticated stellar models. The well-received and proven pedagogical approach of the first edition has been retained.

The book provides a comprehensive treatment of the physics of the stellar interior and the underlying fundamental processes and parameters. The models developed to explain the stability, dynamics and evolution of the stars are presented and great care is taken to detail the various stages in a star’s life. Just as the first edition, which remained a standard work for more than 20 years after its first publication, the second edition will be of lasting value not only for students but also for active researchers in astronomy and astrophysics.

---

This long-awaited second edition of the classical textbook on Stellar Structure and Evolution by Kippenhahn and Weigert is a thoroughly revised version of the original text. Taking into account modern observational constraints as well as additional physical effects such as mass loss and diffusion, Achim Weiss and Rudolf Kippenhahn have succeeded in bringing the book up to the state-of-the-art with respect to both the presentation of stellar physics and the presentation and interpretation of current sophisticated stellar models. The well-received and proven pedagogical approach of the first edition has been retained.

The book provides a comprehensive treatment of the physics of the stellar interior and the underlying fundamental processes and parameters. The models developed to explain the stability, dynamics and evolution of the stars are presented and great care is taken to detail the various stages in a star’s life. Just as the first edition, which remained a standard work for more than 20 years after its first publication, the second edition will be of lasting value not only for students but also for active researchers in astronomy and astrophysics.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Coordinates, Mass Distribution, and Gravitational Field in Spherical Stars....Pages 3-7
Conservation of Momentum....Pages 9-18
The Virial Theorem....Pages 19-23
Conservation of Energy....Pages 25-36
Transport of Energy by Radiation and Conduction....Pages 37-46
Stability Against Local, Non-spherical Perturbations....Pages 47-60
Transport of Energy by Convection....Pages 61-71
The Chemical Composition....Pages 73-81
Mass Loss....Pages 83-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
The Differential Equations of Stellar Evolution....Pages 89-92
Boundary Conditions....Pages 93-103
Numerical Procedure....Pages 105-119
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
The Perfect Gas with Radiation....Pages 123-125
Ionization....Pages 127-138
The Degenerate Electron Gas....Pages 139-150
The Equation of State of Stellar Matter....Pages 151-161
Opacity....Pages 163-174
Nuclear Energy Production....Pages 175-209
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Polytropic Gaseous Spheres....Pages 213-231
Homology Relations....Pages 233-242
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
The Zero-Age Main Sequence....Pages 243-250
Other Main Sequences....Pages 251-262
The Hayashi Line....Pages 263-269
Stability Considerations....Pages 271-282
Front Matter....Pages 283-296
The Onset of Star Formation....Pages 297-297
The Formation of Protostars....Pages 299-309
Pre-Main-Sequence Contraction....Pages 311-322
From the Initial to the Present Sun....Pages 323-328
Evolution on the Main Sequence....Pages 329-341
Front Matter....Pages 343-363
Evolution Through Helium Burning: Intermediate-Mass Stars....Pages 365-365
Evolution Through Helium Burning: Massive Stars....Pages 367-384
Evolution Through Helium Burning: Low-Mass Stars....Pages 385-390
Front Matter....Pages 391-414
Evolution on the Asymptotic Giant Branch....Pages 415-415
Later Phases of Core Evolution....Pages 417-438
Final Explosions and Collapse....Pages 439-448
Front Matter....Pages 449-472
White Dwarfs....Pages 473-474
Neutron Stars....Pages 475-496
Black Holes....Pages 497-508
Front Matter....Pages 509-516
Adiabatic Spherical Pulsations....Pages 517-517
Front Matter....Pages 519-528
Non-adiabatic Spherical Pulsations....Pages 517-517
Non-radial Stellar Oscillations....Pages 529-541
Front Matter....Pages 543-553
The Mechanics of Rotating Stellar Models....Pages 555-555
The Thermodynamics of Rotating Stellar Models....Pages 557-564
The Angular-Velocity Distribution in Stars....Pages 565-574
Back Matter....Pages 575-585
....Pages 587-604