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Supernovae and Nucleosynthesis

Supernovae and Nucleosynthesis

An Investigation of the History of Matter, from the Big Bang to the Present

by David Arnett
Paperback
Publication Date: 24/03/1996

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This book investigates the question of how matter has evolved since its origin in the Big Bang, from the cosmological synthesis of hydrogen and helium to the generation of the complex set of nuclei that comprise our world and our selves. A central theme is the evolution of gravitationally contained thermonuclear reactors, otherwise known as stars. Our current understanding is presented systematically and quantitatively, by combining simple analytic models with new state-of-the-art computer simulations. The narrative begins with the clues (primarily the solar system abundance pattern), the constraining physics (primarily nuclear and particle physics), and the thermo-nuclear burning in the Big Bang itself. It continues with a step-by-step description of how stars evolve by nuclear reactions, a critical investigation of super-nova explosion mechanisms and the formation of neutron stars and of black holes, and an analysis of how such explosions appear to astronomers (illustrated by comparison with recent observations).
It concludes with a synthesis of these ideas for galactic evolution, with implications for nucleosynthesis in the first generation of stars and for the solar system abun
ISBN:
9780691011479
9780691011479
Category:
Astrophysics
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
24-03-1996
Language:
English
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
496
Dimensions (mm):
254x197x31mm
Weight:
0.85kg

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