Notes on Stellar Astrophysics
by James N. Pierce
Publisher: Minnesota State University 2013
Number of pages: 299
Description:
This book provides an introduction to the details of the structure, operation, and evolution of stars. It will be most useful to undergraduates in upper-level astronomy courses and graduate students taking Stellar Interiors or Stellar Atmospheres, as well as instructors of such courses.
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