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020			_a9783030117030
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a523.8 _bB391i
100			_aBeech, Martin
245			_aIntroducing the stars _bformation, structure and evolution _cMartin Beech
260			_bSpringer _c2019 _aSwitzerland
300			_axiv, 262p
440			_aUndergraduate lecture notes in physics
490			_a/ edited by Neil Ashby
520			_aThis textbook introduces the reader to the basic concepts and equations that describe stellar structure. Various approximation techniques are used to solve equations, and an intuitive rather than rigorous approach is employed to interpret the properties of the stars. The book provides step-by-step instructions, helpful exercises and relevant historical lessons to familiarize students with key concepts and mathematical theories. Based upon a series of one-semester (12 weeks) elective undergraduate courses offered at the University of Regina, this book is intended for students who are interested in seeing how basic calculus and introductory physics can be applied to the understanding of the stars from their formation to their death. The text provides an intermediate stepping stone between lower-level undergraduate classes and more specialized postgraduate texts on the subject of stellar structure.
650			_aMathematical physics
650			_aAstrophysics
942			_cBK
999			_c560928 _d560928