Astrophysics of the diffuse universe /

The book is designed as an astrophysics textbook to provide a comprehensive introduction to the physics of Interstellar Matter. It is aimed primarily at those undertaking postgraduate courses, or those doing advanced projects as part of honours undergraduate courses in physics or astrophysics. It sh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Dopita, Michael A.
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Sutherland, R. S. (Ralph S.), 1964-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin ; New York : Springer, 2002.
Series:	Astronomy and astrophysics library.
Subjects:	Interstellar matter. Astrophysics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

What Is the Diffuse Universe?- Line Emission Processes
Collisional Excitation
Line Transfer Effects
Collisional Ionization Equilibrium
Continuum and Recombination Line Processes
Cooling Plasmas
Interstellar Shocks
The Theory of Photoionized Regions
Parameters of Photoionized Regions
Photoionizing Shocks
Interstellar Dust
Introduction to Astrochemistry
Thermal Phases of Diffuse Matter
Physical Constants
Useful Atomic Data
Continuum Data
Rotational Wavefunction Symmetry
Worked Answers to Exercises
Index.