Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/oBLcm6 The Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Medium By: A. G. G. M. Tielens Publisher: Cambridge University Press Print ISBN: 9780521826341, 0521826349 eText ISBN: 9780511126543, 0511126549 Edition: 1st Format: PDF Available from $ 54.00 USD SKU 9780511126543 This work provides a comprehensive overview of our theoretical and observational understanding of the interstellar medium of galaxies. With emphasis on the microscopic physical and chemical processes in space, and their influence on the macroscopic structure of the interstellar medium of galaxies, the book includes developments in this area of molecular astrophysics. The various heating, cooling, and chemical processes relevant for the rarefied gas and submicron-sized dust grains that constitute the interstellar medium are discussed in detail. This provides a firm foundation for an in-depth understanding of the ionized, neutral atomic, and molecular phases of the interstellar medium. The physical and chemical properties of large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon molecules and their role in the interstellar medium are highlighted, and the physics and chemistry of warm and dense photodissociation regions are discussed. This is an invaluable reference source for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and research scientists.
