1st Edition

An Introduction to the Physics of Interstellar Dust

By Endrik Krugel Copyright 2007
404 Pages
by CRC Press

404 Pages
by CRC Press

408 Pages
by CRC Press

Streamlining the extensive information from the original, highly acclaimed monograph, this new An Introduction to the Physics of Interstellar Dust provides a concise reference and overview of interstellar dust and the interstellar medium. Drawn from a graduate course taught by the author, a highly regarded figure in the field, this all-in-one book emphasizes astronomical formulae and astronomical... Read more
The Dielectric Permeability, Defining Cross Sections, Very Small and Very Big Particles, Case Studies of Mie Calculus, Various Dust Related Physics, Structure and Composition of Dust, Dust Radiation, Dust and Its Environment, Grain Surfaces, PAHs and Spectral Features of Dust, Reddening and Dust Models, Radiative Transport, Spectral Energy Distribution of Dusty Objects, Appendices: Physical and Mathematical Formulae

Biography

Krugel, Endrik