Astrophysics of the Diffuse Universe
The book is designed as an astrophysics textbook to provide a comprehensive introduction to the physics of Interstellar Matter. It is aimed primarily at those undertaking postgraduate courses, or those doing advanced projects as part of honours undergraduate courses in physics or astrophysics. It sh...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2003, 2003
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2003 |
| Series: | Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. What Is the Diffuse Universe?
- 2. Line Emission Processes
- 3. Collisional Excitation
- 4. Line Transfer Effects
- 5. Collisional Ionization Equilibrium
- 6. Continuum and Recombination Line Processes
- 7. Cooling Plasmas
- 8. Interstellar Shocks
- 9. The Theory of Photoionized Regions
- 10. Parameters of Photoionized Regions
- 11. Photoionizing Shocks
- 12. Interstellar Dust
- 13. Introduction to Astrochemistry
- 14. Thermal Phases of Diffuse Matter
- A. Physical Constants
- B. Useful Atomic Data
- B.1 Hydrogenic Spectra
- B.1.1 The Hydrogen Spectrum
- B.1.2 The Helium II Spectrum
- B.2 Abundances
- B.3 Collisional Excitation Data
- B.4 Ionization Potentials
- C. Continuum Data
- C.1 Free-Free Emission
- C.2 Total Free-Free Emission
- C.3 Two-Photon Emission
- D. Rotational Wave function Symmetry
- E. Answers to Selected Exercises