Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I Introduction and overview
- Part II Basic physical processes in stellar interiors
- 3 Properties of and physical processes in main sequence stars–order of magnitude estimates
- 4 Statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, and equations of state
- 5 Polytropes and single zone models
- 6 Hydrogen-burning reactions and energy-generation rates
- 7 Photon–matter interaction probabilities, absorption cross sections, and opacity
- 8 Equations of stellar evolution and methods of solution
- Part III Pre-main sequence, main sequence, and shell hydrogen-burning evolution of single stars
- Index
- References
4 - Statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, and equations of state
from Part II - Basic physical processes in stellar interiors
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I Introduction and overview
- Part II Basic physical processes in stellar interiors
- 3 Properties of and physical processes in main sequence stars–order of magnitude estimates
- 4 Statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, and equations of state
- 5 Polytropes and single zone models
- 6 Hydrogen-burning reactions and energy-generation rates
- 7 Photon–matter interaction probabilities, absorption cross sections, and opacity
- 8 Equations of stellar evolution and methods of solution
- Part III Pre-main sequence, main sequence, and shell hydrogen-burning evolution of single stars
- Index
- References
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- Stellar Evolution Physics , pp. 88 - 190Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012