Principles and Perspectives in Cosmochemistry

by Goswami, Aruna; Reddy, B. Eswar

• ISBN13: 9783642103513
• ISBN10: 3642103510
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-06-30
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

A fundamental question in contemporary astrophysics is the origin of the elements. Cosmochemistry seeks to answer when, how and where the chemical elements arose. Quantitative answers to these fundamental questions require a multi-disciplinary approach involving stellar evolution, explosive nucleosynthesis and nuclear reactions in different astrophysical environments. There remain, however, many outstanding problems and cosmochemistry remains a fertile area of research. This book is among the first in recent times to put together the essentials of cosmochemistry, combining contributions from leading astrophysicists in the field. The chapters have been organized to provide a clear description of the fundamentals, an introduction to modern techniques such as computational modelling, and glimpses of outstanding issues.

Table of Contents

Stellar Structure, Nucleosynthesis and Evolution of Low and Intermediate-mass Stars
Stellar Structure and Evolution: An Introduction	p. 3
Nucleosynthesis of Low and Intermediate-mass Stars	p. 107
Spectral Classification: Old and Contemporary	p. 165
Massive Stars, Core Collapse, Explosive Nucleosynthesis
Weak Interaction Rates for Stellar Evolution, Supernovae and r-Process Nucleosynthesis	p. 183
Massive stars as thermonuclear reactors and their explosions following core collapse	p. 209
The Evolution of Massive Stars and the Concomitant Non-explosive and Explosive Nucleosynthesis	p. 277
Cosmochemistry and Solar System Abundances
Cosmochemistry	p. 347
Solar System Abundances of the Elements	p. 379
Cosmochemistry: A Perspective	p. 419
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