Physics of the Galaxy and Interstellar Matter
The present book is a translation of the original German edition (published in 1982) with some minor corrections and improvements. The guide to sup plementary and advanced literature given in the Appendix, however, has been brought up to date. This book
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~ ASTRONOMY AND
ASTROPHYSICS LIBRARY
LIBRARY
Series Editors: M. Harwit, R. Kippenhahn, J.-P. Zahn
Advisory Board:
J. N. Bahcall P. L. Biermann
1st edition 1988
S. Chandrasekhar S. M. Faber L. V. Kuhi P. G. Mezger P. A. Strittmatter
ASTRONOMY A 0 ASTROPHYSICS LIBRARY Series Editors: M. Harwit, R. Kippenhahn, J.-P. Zahn
Tools of Radio Astronomy By K. Rohlfs Physics of the Galaxy and Interstellar Matter By H. Schemer and H. Elsasser Galactic and Extragalactic Radio Astronomy 2nd Edition Editors: G. L. Verschuur, K .I. Kellermann Observational Astrophysics By P. Lena Astrophysical Concepts 2nd Edition By M. Harwit
H. Scheffler H. Elsasser
Physics of the Galaxy and
Interstellar Matter Translated by A. H. Armstrong
With 207 Figures
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York London Paris Tokyo
Professor Dr. Helmut Schemer Landessternwarte, Konigstuhl, D-6900 Heidelberg, FRG
Professor Dr. Hans Elsasser Max-Planck-Institut fUr Astronomie, Konigstuhl, D-6900 Heidelberg, FRG
Translator Arthur H. Armstrong "Everglades", Brimpton Common, Reading, RG7 4RY, Berks., UK
Series Editors Martin Harwit The National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution 7th St. and Independence Ave. S.W. Washington, DC 20560, USA
Rudolf Kippenhahn Jean-Paul Zahn Max-Planck-Institut fUr Physik und Astrophysik Institut fiir Astrophysik Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 1 D-8046 Garching, FRG
Universitt: Paul Sabatier Observatoires du Pic-duMidi et de Toulouse 14, Avenue Edouard-Belin F-31400 Toulouse, France
Cover picture: Sagittarius A. Filamentary structure near the Galactic Center. Radio continuum observations at 20 cm with the Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope in New Mexico. Observers: F. Yusef-Zadeh, M.R. Morris and D.R. Chance - Courtesy of NRAOjAUI.
Title of the original German edition: Bau und Physik der Galaxis
© Bibliographisches Institut AG, Ziirich 1982
ISBN -13: 978-3-540-17315-1 e- ISBN -13: 978-3-642-71721-5 DOl: 10.1007/978-3-642-71721-5 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data. Schemer, Helmut, 1928 -. Physics of the galaxy and interstellar matter. (Astronomy and astrophysics library). Translation of: Bau und Physik der Galaxis. Includes index. 1. Galaxies. 2. Interstellar matter. 3. Astrometry. I. Elsasser, Hans, 1929 -. II. Title. III. Series. QB857.S3414 1988 523.1'12 86-31616 This work is subject to copyright. Ail rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in other ways, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is only permitted under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its version of June 24, 1985, and a copyright fee must always be paid. Violations fall under the prosecution act of the German Copyright Law.
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