The physics of the interstellar medium / J.E. Dyson & D.A. Williams.

"This third edition of The Physics of the Interstellar Medium continues to introduce advanced undergraduates to the fundamental processes and the wide range of disciplines needed to understand observations of the interstellar medium and its role in the Milky Way galaxy. The book is suitable for...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Authors: Dyson, J. E. (John Edward), 1941- (Author), Williams, David A., 1937- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
Edition:Third edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • How we obtain information about the interstellar medium
  • Microscopic processes in the interstellar medium
  • Interstellar grains
  • Radiatively excited regions
  • Introduction to gas dynamics
  • Gas dynamical effects of stars on the interstellar medium
  • Star formation and star-forming regions.