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1 online resource (xiii, 243 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
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online resource cr |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
Contents |
History and overview -- Ionization structure of planetary nebulae -- Nebular line radiation -- Nebular continuum radiation -- The neutral gas component -- The dust component -- Observation of the cental star of planetary nebulae -- Morphologies of planetary nebulae -- Problems and questions -- Asymptotic giant branch stars -- progenitors of planetary nebulae -- Evolution of the central stars -- Formation of planetary nebulae -- Dynamical evolution of planetary nebulae -- Protoplanetary nebulae -- the transition objects -- Evolution to the white dwarf stage -- Distances to planetary nebulae -- Comparison between evolutionary models and observations -- PN in the galactic context -- Nebulae in other galaxies -- Concluding remarks. |
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Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU |
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9780511529504 (ebook) |
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9780521623131 (hardback) |
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9780521039079 (paperback) |
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