Endrik Krugel

eBook, ePUB

The Physics of Interstellar Dust (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

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 l

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Autor

Endrik Krügel Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Bonn, Germany

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Dezember 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000687521
• Artikelnr.: 57530840

Rezensionen

"It is by far the most comprehensive, detailed, and in depth work ever published on this subject. The book derives all of the relevant physics for interstellar dust from first principles. It includes all of the necessary physics of dust grains, including solid state physics, radiative transport, optical properties, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and quantum mechanics. Its treatment of all of these subjects is detailed and precise. It then uses all of this basic physics in the specific case of dust grains in the interstellar medium. It represents the most complete volume on this subject and as such is a tremendous achievement. I am sure it will remain the standard text on this subject for many years to come."
- Professor D.

Ward-Thompson, Cardiff University, Wales

"It is the best book on cosmic dust..."
- Professor A.V. Tutukov

"This is an encyclopaedic work, which will, I expect, prove a valuable reference for students and researchers in the field."
- Professor B Draine

"The Physics of Interstellar Dust can be a valuable tool to anyone interested in the subject . . . In some ways, I view this book as containing almost all of physics applied to interstellar dust . . . This is a substantial book aimed at the specialized study of interstellar dust. I recommend that you definitely consider using this text if you have to teach a course about interstellar dust or want to do an independent study on the topic."
- Edward L Wright, University of California in Physics Today, January 2004

"All of the material is presented clearly and concisely."
- Tom Hartquist in A&G