Stellar Interiors Physical Principles, Structure, and Evolution
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ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS LIBRARY
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C.J. Hansen S.D. Kawaler
Stellar Interiors Physical Principles, Structure, and Evolution With 84 Figures
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Carl J. Hansen
Steven D. Kawa1er
Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309 USA
Department of Physics and Astronomy Iowa State University Ames, IA 500 11 USA
Series Editors Martin Harwit National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institution 7th SI. and Independence Ave., SW Washington, DC 20560 USA
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Jean-Paul Zahn Universite Paul Sabatier Observatoires du Pic-du-Midi et de Toulouse 14, Avenue EdouardBelin F-31400 Toulouse France
Additional material to this book can be downloaded from http://extras.springeLcom. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hansen, Carl J. Stellar interiors: physical principles, structure, and evolution Carl J. Hansen, Steven D. Kawaler. -- 1st ed. p. cm. -- (Astronomy and astrophysics library) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-387-94138-X. -- ISBN 3-540-941 38-X I. Stars--Structure. 2. Stars--Evolution. 3. Astrophysics. I. Kawaler, Steven D. II. Title. III. Series. QB808.H36 1994 91-27498 523.8--dc20 CIP Cover art; Calligraphy by Sara Compton. Printed on acid-free paper. © 1994 by Springer-Verlag New York , Inc. Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1994
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