The Life of Stars : The Controversial Inception and Emergence of the Theory of Stellar Structure

This beautifully illustrated book describes the birth and evolution of the theory of stellar structure through the vehement controversy between biology (as presented by Darwin) and physics (as presented by Kelvin) about the age of the Earth, which culminated with Rutherford suggesting radioactive da...

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Auteur principal: Shaviv, Giora, 1937-
Format: Livre numérique
Langue:Anglais
Publié: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Springer e-books [20..].
Cham : Springer Nature
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Edition sous un autre format:• The Life of stars, the controversial inception and emergence of the theory of stellar structure, Giora Shaviv, [Jerusalem], Magnes, Springer, 2009, 1 vol. (XIV-504 p.), 978-3-642-02087-2
Table des matières:
  • The Controversy about the Age of the Earth What Stellar Classification Tells Us The Dawn of a New Era Towards a Complete Theory of Stellar Structure From Chemistry to Dying Stars The Solution to the Stellar Energy Problem How the Low Mass Stars Perish The Life and Death of Massive Stars The Sun