Physics of the Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium

An essential resource for graduate students and astrophysicists This is a comprehensive and richly illustrated textbook on...
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Author: Bruce T. Draine
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Physics of the Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium by Draine, Bruce T.

Physics of the Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium

$296.65

Physics of the Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium

$296.65
Author: Bruce T. Draine
Format: Paperback
Language: English

An essential resource for graduate students and astrophysicists

This is a comprehensive and richly illustrated textbook on the astrophysics of the interstellar and intergalactic medium--the gas and dust, as well as the electromagnetic radiation, cosmic rays, and magnetic and gravitational fields, present between the stars in a galaxy and also between galaxies themselves.

Topics include radiative processes across the electromagnetic spectrum; radiative transfer; ionization; heating and cooling; astrochemistry; interstellar dust; fluid dynamics, including ionization fronts and shock waves; cosmic rays; distribution and evolution of the interstellar medium; and star formation. While it is assumed that the reader has a background in undergraduate-level physics, including some prior exposure to atomic and molecular physics, statistical mechanics, and electromagnetism, the first six chapters of the book include a review of the basic physics that is used in later chapters. This graduate-level textbook includes references for further reading, and serves as an invaluable resource for working astrophysicists.
  • Essential textbook on the physics of the interstellar and intergalactic medium
  • Based on a course taught by the author for more than twenty years at Princeton University
  • Covers radiative processes, fluid dynamics, cosmic rays, astrochemistry, interstellar dust, and more
  • Discusses the physical state and distribution of the ionized, atomic, and molecular phases of the interstellar medium
  • Reviews diagnostics using emission and absorption lines
  • Features color illustrations and detailed reference materials in appendices
  • Instructor's manual with problems and solutions (available only to teachers)


Author: Bruce T. Draine
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 01/09/2011
Pages: 568
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.07lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780691122144

About the Author
Bruce T. Draine is professor of astrophysical sciences at Princeton University and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

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