Supernovae and nucleosynthesis : an investigation of the history of matter, from the big bang to the present /

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Author / Creator:Arnett, David, 1940-
Imprint:Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, c1996.
Description:xviii, 598 p.
Language:English
Series:Princeton series in astrophysics.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2415463
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ISBN:0691011486 (alk. paper)
0691011478 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Abundances of Nuclei
  • 3. Some Aspects of Nuclear Physics
  • 4. Nuclear Reaction Networks
  • 5. Cosmological Nucleosynthesis
  • 6. Some Properties of Stars
  • 7. Hydrogen-Burning Stars
  • 8. Helium-Burning Stars
  • 9. Explosive Nucleosynthesis
  • 10. Neutrino-Cooled Stars
  • 11. Thermonuclear Explosions
  • 12. Gravitational Collapse
  • 13. Supernovae
  • 14. Galactic Evolution
  • App. A Solar System Abundances
  • App. B Equations of State
  • App. C Stellar Structure
  • App. D Supernova Light Curves.