Pillars of Creation

Giant Molecular Clouds, Star Formation, and Cosmic Recycling

AvMartin Beech

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

This book explores the mechanics of star formation, the process by which matter pulls together and creates new structures. Written for science enthusiasts, the author presents an accessible explanation of how stars are born from the interstellar medium and giant molecular clouds. Stars produce the chemicals that lead to life, and it is they that have enabled the conditions for planets to form and life to emerge.Although the Big Bang provided the spark of initiation, the primordial universe that it sired was born hopelessly sterile. It is only through the continued recycling of the interstellar medium, star formation, and stellar evolution that the universe has been animated beyond a chaotic mess of elementary atomic particles, radiation, dark matter, dark energy, and expanding spacetime. Using the Milky Way and the Eagle Nebula in particular as case studies, Beech follows every step of this amazing process.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-01-06
Mått:168 x 240 x 18 mm
Vikt:538 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Springer Praxis Books
Antal sidor:269
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319487748

Utforska kategorier

Astronomi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Fysikalisk kemi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Organisk kemi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Martin Beech is a Professor and Department Head of Astronomy at Campion College, The University of Regina, Canada. He has an MSc from Sussex, UK, and earned his PhD at Western Ontario. He has written several books for Springer, most recently "Alpha Centauri: Unveiling the Secrets of Our Nearest Stellar Neighbor" (2015).

Recensioner i media

“The Pillars of Creation is an excellent mix of the history of astronomy and physics together with modern astronomy and chemistry without too many difficult terms or equations … . Reading this book was an enjoyable experience, as various angles on the same topic or same astronomical object were presented … . All in all though, it's an excellent account of how molecular clouds form, how stars are born and how they end their lives … .” (AstroMadness.com, October 30, 2019)

Innehållsförteckning

Preface.- Chapter 1- Reading the Sky.- Chapter 2 - In the Eye of the Beholder.- Chapter 3: The Dark Clouds Revealed.- Chapter 4 – The Hyperfine Split and Atomic Jitters.- Chapter 5 – In the Grip of Gravity.- Chapter 6 - It's a Far Flung Life.- Appendix - Notes and References.- Index.