TY - BOOK ID - 86043943 TI - Astrophysics of the Interstellar Medium PY - 2021 SN - 3030752933 3030752925 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Interstellar matter. KW - Materials science. KW - Material science KW - Physical sciences KW - Interstellar medium KW - Astrophysics KW - Matter KW - Space environment KW - Interstellar reddening KW - Soft condensed matter. KW - Acoustics. KW - Electrodynamics. KW - Plasma confinement. KW - Plasma waves. KW - Plasma astrophysics. KW - Fluids. KW - Classical Electrodynamics. KW - Magnetic and inertial plasma confinement. KW - Waves, instabilities and nonlinear plasma dynamics. KW - Astrophysical Plasma. KW - Astrophysical plasmas KW - Plasmas, Astrophysical KW - Plasma (Ionized gases) KW - Plasma sound waves KW - Acoustic surface waves KW - Magnetohydrodynamics KW - Waves KW - Confined plasma KW - Confinement of plasma KW - Plasma, Confined KW - Plasma containment KW - Plasma control KW - Plasma isolation KW - Containerless processing KW - Controlled fusion KW - High temperature plasmas KW - Pinch effect (Physics) KW - Dynamics KW - Matter, Soft (Condensed matter) KW - Matter, Soft condensed KW - Soft matter (Condensed matter) KW - Condensed matter KW - Complex fluids UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:86043943 AB - This book is based on a series of lectures for an Astrophysics of the Interstellar Medium (ISM) master’s degree in Astrophysics and Cosmology at Padova University. From the cold molecular phase in which stars and planetary systems form, to the very hot coronal gas that surrounds galaxies and galaxy clusters, the ISM is everywhere. Studying its properties is vital for the exploration of virtually any field in astronomy and cosmology. These notes give the student a coherent and accurate mathematical and physical approach, with continuous references to the real ISM in galaxies. The book is divided into three parts. Part One introduces the equations of fluid dynamics for a system at rest and acoustic waves, and then explores the real ISM through the role of thermal conduction and viscosity, concluding with a discussion of shock waves and turbulence. In Part Two, the electromagnetic field is switched on and its role in modulating shock waves and contrasting gravity is studied. Part Three describes dust and its properties, followed by the main stellar sources of energy. The last two chapters respectively address the various components of the ISM and molecular clouds and star formation. ER -