Dimensional Analysis and Group Theory in Astrophysics describes how
dimensional analysis, refined by mathematical regularity hypotheses,
can be applied to purely qualitative physical assumptions. The book
focuses on the continuous spectral of the stars and the
mass-luminosity relationship. The text discusses the technique of
dimensional analysis, covering both relativistic phenomena and the
stellar systems. The book also explains the fundamental conclusion of
dimensional analysis, wherein the unknown functions shall be given
certain specified forms. The Wien and Stefan-Boltzmann Laws can be
significant in the systematic application of dimensional analysis to
the physics of a single star. The text also discusses
group-theoretical reduction of ordinary differential equations and the
reductions of the differential equations of stellar structure. The
structure of a stellar envelope requires three hypotheses: (1)
thermo-nuclear reactions as source of energy of stellar; (2)
thermo-nuclear reactions occur at the star's core; and (3) that an
envelope surrounding the core exists where no radiation is generated.
To complete the model of a star, the investigator should have further
assumptions such as the pressure is made-up of gas, radiation, or
both. The book can prove helpful for astronomers, astro-physicists,
cosmologists, and students of general physics.
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ISBN
9781483280202
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Elsevier S & T
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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