Stellar rotation /

Like the Earth and planets, stars rotate. Understanding how stars rotate is central to modelling their structure, formation and evolution, and how they interact with their environment and companion stars. This authoritative volume, first published in 2000, provides a lucid introduction to stellar ro...

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Auteur principal: Tassoul, Jean Louis
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Collection:Cambridge astrophysics series ; 36.
Accès en ligne:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=72928
Table des matières:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; 1 Observational basis; 2 Rotating fluids; 3 Rotating stars; 4 Meridional circulation; 5 Solar rotation; 6 The early-type stars; 7 The late-type stars; 8 Tidal interaction; Epilogue; Subject index; Author index