Physics of the interstellar and intergalactic medium
Bruce T. Draine (Author)
"This is a comprehensive and richly illustrated textbook on the astrophysics of the interstellar and intergalactic medium -- the gas and dust, as well as the electromagnetic radiation, cosmic rays, and magnetic and gravitational fields, present between the stars in a galaxy and also between galaxies themselves. Topics include radiative processes across the electromagnetic spectrum; radiative transfer; ionization; heating and cooling; astrochemistry; interstellar dust; fluid dynamics, including ionization fronts and shock waves; cosmic rays; distribution and evolution of the interstellar medium ..."--Provided by publisher
eBook, English, ©2011
Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J., ©2011