Theory of Stellar Pulsation. (PSA-2), Volume 2 / / John P. Cox.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
• VerfasserIn: Cox, John P.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2017]; ©1980
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics ; 31
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (400 p.)

Covering both radial and nonradial oscillations, this book includes not only a thorough treatment of the basic theory of stellar pulsation but also a comprehensive synthesis of the most recent work done in this area.Originally published in 1980.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- I. Preliminaries -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Some Important Time Scales -- 3. Some Observational Considerations -- 4. Some Basic Theoretical Considerations -- 5. The Linear Theory -- II. Radical Oscillations of Stars -- 6. Spherically Symmetric Radial Motion -- 7. Linearized Equations -- 8. Linear Adiabatic Radial Oscillations -- 9. Linear, Nonadiabatic Radial Oscillations -- 10. Pulsational Stability of Actual Stars -- 11. The Phase Lag -- 12. Nonlinear Theory -- 13. Simple Models of Stellar Pulsation -- III. Nonradial Oscillations of Stars -- 14. General Nonlinear Partial Differential Equation -- 15. Hermiticity of the Linear Adiabatic Wave Equation -- 16. Growth or Decay of Small, Nonradial Oscillations -- 17. Linear, Adiabatic, Nonradial Oscillations of Spherical Stars -- 18. Linear, Nonadiabatic, Nonradial Oscillations of Spherical Stars -- 19. Miscellaneous Topics -- References -- List of Symbols -- Index