Nuclear Physics of StarsJohn Wiley & Sons, 09.04.2007 - 666 Seiten Thermonuclear reactions in stars is a major topic in the field of nuclear astrophysics, and deals with the topics of how precisely stars generate their energy through nuclear reactions, and how these nuclear reactions create the elements the stars, planets and - ultimately - we humans consist of. The present book treats these topics in detail. It also presents the nuclear reaction and structure theory, thermonuclear reaction rate formalism and stellar nucleosynthesis. The topics are discussed in a coherent way, enabling the reader to grasp their interconnections intuitively. The book serves both as a textbook, with many examples and end-of-chapter exercises, but also as a reference book for use by researchers working in the field of nuclear astrophysics. |
Inhalt
Topics | 33 |
Nuclear Physics of Stars Christian Iliadis | 75 |
Thermonuclear Reactions | 147 |
Nuclear Physics Experiments | 219 |
Nuclear Burning Stages and Processes | 375 |
Α Solutions of the Schrödinger Equation in Three Dimensions | 576 |
Kinematics | 589 |
Angular Correlations | 599 |
E Constants Data Units and Notation | 619 |
Color Plates | 631 |
References | 643 |
653 | |
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