Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/q8kNfh What are the Stars? By: Ganesan Srinivasan Publisher: Springer Print ISBN: 9783642453014, 3642453015 eText ISBN: 9783642453021, 3642453023 Copyright year: 2014 Format: PDF Available from $ 36.00 USD SKU 9783642453021R180 The outstanding question in astronomy at the turn of the twentieth century was: What are the stars and why are they as they are? In this volume, the story of how the answer to this fundamental question was unravelled is narrated in an informal style, with emphasis on the underlying physics. This book discusses recent developments in the context of discussing the nature of the stars, their stability and the source of the energy they radiate. Reading this book will get young students excited about the presently unfolding revolution in astronomy and the challenges that await them in the world of physics, engineering and technology. General readers will also find the book appealing for its highly accessible narrative of the physics of stars. Additional ISBNs 978-3-642-45302-1
