Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Medium

Name: Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Medium
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ISBN: 9780521533720

ISBN-10: 0521533724

ISBN-13: 9780521533720

Edition: 2010

Authors: A. G. G. M. Tielens

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This work provides a comprehensive overview of our current 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 the latest 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…

Book details

List price: $70.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 8/19/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 510
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.61" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.760
Language: English




The galactic ecosystem



Cooling processes



Heating processes



Chemical processes



Interstellar dust



Interstellar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon molecules



HII regions



The phases of the ISM



Photodissociation regions



Molecular clouds



Interstellar shocks



Dynamics of the interstellar medium



The lifecycle of interstellar dust