Description
This book explores why dust forms around stars, and how to model stellar dust formation and dust-forming environments consistently.
About the Author
Hans-Peter Gail received his PhD in astrophysics from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, where he has been a professor since 1996. His research interests include cosmic dust, the cosmic matter cycle, mass-loss processes, protoplanetary disks and astromineralogy. Erwin Sedlmayr is a Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany, where he served as the head of the Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics for seven years. His research focuses on cosmic dust, modeling stellar dust forming systems, stellar mass-loss, the cosmic matter cycle and non-linear dynamics.
Reviews
'I found the illustration is unique to this textbook, and it helps me to visualise step-by-step processes to solve dust formation in the circumstellar envelope ... It is recommended to researchers with an interest in the subjects covered.' The Observatory
'... this is not just an ordinary advanced textbook ... [it] can be used as a tool for practical and theoretical research by scientists in this field.' B. Ishak, Contemporary Physics
Book Information
ISBN 9780521833790
Author Hans-Peter Gail
Format Hardback
Page Count 684
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 1360g
Dimensions(mm) 260mm * 181mm * 35mm