Principles and Perspectives in Cosmochemistry: Lecture Notes of the Kodai School on 'Synthesis of Elements in Stars' Held at Kodaikanal Observatory, I

Book Overview

Part I Stellar structure, nucleosynthesis and evolution of low and intermediate-mass Stars.- Stellar Structure and Evolution: An Introduction.- Nucleosynthesis of Low and Intermediate-mass Stars.- Spectral Classification; Old and Contemporary.- Part II Massive stars, core collapse, explosive nucleosynthesis.- Weak Interaction Rates for Stellar Evolution, Supernovae and r-Process Nucleosynthesis.- Massive stars as thermonuclear reactors and their explosions following core collapse.- The Evolution of Massive Stars and the Concomitant Non-explosive and Explosive Nucleosynthesis.- Part III Cosmochemistry and Solar system abundances Cosmochemistry.- Solar System Abundances of the Elements.- Cosmochemistry: A Perspective.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 364226302X
• ISBN13: 9783642263026
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"