TY - BOOK ID - 75111838 TI - Stellar evolution physics PY - 2013 SN - 9781107602533 9781107016569 9781107016576 9781139061230 9781139061223 9781139776516 1139776517 1139061232 1139061224 9781283812412 128381241X 9781139779562 1139779567 9781139779555 1139779559 1107016568 9781139776523 1139776525 1107016576 1316089592 1139783513 1139782541 1316089606 1139783521 113978255X PB - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Stars KW - Stellar dynamics KW - Etoiles KW - Evolution KW - Stellar dynamics. KW - Dynamics, Stellar KW - Celestial mechanics KW - Stellar evolution KW - Compact objects (Astronomy) KW - Evolution. KW - Dynamics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:75111838 AB - This text describes the microscopic physics operating in stars and demonstrates how stars respond from formation, through hydrogen-burning phases, up to the onset of helium burning. Intended for beginning graduate students and senior undergraduates with a solid background in physics, it illustrates the intricate interplay between the microscopic physical processes and the stars' macroscopic responses. The volume starts with the gravitationally contracting phase which carries the star from formation to the core hydrogen-burning main sequence, through the main sequence phase, through shell hydrogen-burning phases as a red giant, up to the onset of core helium burning. Particular emphasis is placed on describing the gravothermal responses of stars to nuclear transformations in the interior and energy loss from the surface, responses which express the very essence of stellar evolution. The volume is replete with many illustrations and detailed numerical solutions to prepare the reader to program and calculate evolutionary models. ER -