The interstellar medium
James Lequeux ; with the collaboration of Edith Falgarone and Charles Ryter.
Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2005.
xvi, 437 págs. : ilustraciones (algunas col.) ; 24 cm.
Serie: Astronomy and astrophysics library ; 0941-7834
ISBN: 3540213260
Traducción de la edición francesa: "Le Milieu Interstellaire" by James Lequeux"—T.p. verso.
Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [381]-394) e índice.
Contenido parcial
- Our galaxy, host of the interstellar medium
- Radiations and magnetic fields
- Radiative transfer and excitation
- The neutral interstellar gas
- The ionized interstellar gas
- The interstellar mediumat high energies
- Interstellar dust
- Heating and cooling of the interstellar gas
- Interstellar chemistry
- Photodissociation regions
- Shocks
- Shock applications
- Interstellar turbulence
- Equilibrium, collapse and star formation
- Changes of state and transformations