The development and progress of the studies of winds and mass loss from hot stars, from about 1965 up to now, is discussed in a personal historical perspective. Read understanding stellar evolution by henny j g l m lamers available from rakuten kobo. Preface these are the lecture notes of my graduate class understanding stellar evolution ast531 that i have been giving at the university of washington in seattle. He is a member of the netherlands royal academy of arts and sciences, an honorary member of the american astronomical society, honorary brittingham chair at the university of wisconsin 1989, nominee teacher of the year of the. Polarization and kinematics in cygnus a monthly notices. University of utrecht astronomical inst po box 80000 3508 ta utrecht netherlands. Lamers and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Understanding stellar evolution by henny j g l m lamers.
Pdf disruption time scales of star clusters in different. Lamers, 9780521595650, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Henny lamers is our newest honorary member american. Center for astrophysics and space astronomy, university of colorado sron laboratory for space research, utrecht we have examined the circumstellar grains of two hot evolved post asymptotic. Disruption time scales of star clusters in different galaxies. Buy introduction to stellar winds book online at best prices in india on. Lamers studies statistical physics, physique, and hyperspectral imagery. Lamers s 75 research works with 2,4 citations and 735 reads, including. Stellar interiors and evolution at uw i recently coauthored the understanding stellar evolution etextbook with henny j. Different types of stars have different types of stellar winds.
Understanding stellar evolution is based on a series of graduatelevel courses taught at the university of washington since 2004, and is written for physics and astronomy students and for anyone with a physics background. Understanding stellar evolution is based on a series of graduatelevel courses taught at the university of washington since 2004, and is written for physics and astronomy students and for anyone with a physics background who is interested in stars. This longawaited graduate textbook, written by two pioneers in the field, provides a comprehensive introduction to the observations, theories, and consequences of stellar winds. Astronomy 531 university of washington spring 2014 1 understanding stellar evolution henny j. Cambridge university press 0521595657 introduction to stellar winds henny j. Circumstellar molecular line absorption and emission in. Lamers author, emily levesque author visit amazons emily levesque page. Pdf polarization and kinematics in cygnus a henny j. Henny j g l m lamers is professor emeritus in astrophysics at utrecht university and the university of amsterdam.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. From numerical simulations we find that the combined energy production of these two effects in the core comes. We present a list of postagb stars showing molecular line absorption and emission in the optical spectrum. Lamers university of utrecht astronomical inst po box 80000 3508 ta utrecht netherlands. The present state of knowledge about stellar winds, based. They were rather dull compared to cool stars and their properties were well understood or at least that was the general feeling. Member of division d high energy phenomena and fundamental physics member of division g stars and stellar physics member of division g wg active b stars past affiliations within the iau. Cassinelli this longawaited graduate textbook, written by two pioneers in the field, provides a comprehensive introduction to the observations, theories, and consequences of stellar winds. M main position, hoogleraar uva, emeritus hoogleraar uu. I recently coauthored the understanding stellar evolution etextbook with henny j.
New insight into the physics of atmospheres of early type stars henny j. It fills a longstanding gap in the astrophysical literature and will stand as the foundation of the rapidly growing field of stellar winds. Institute of physics great britain, understanding stellar evolution is based on a series of graduatelevel courses taught at the university of washington since 2004, and is written for physics and astronomy students and for anyone. Circumstellar molecular line absorption and emission in the. The visual magnitude of the star has increa sed steadily since 1700. Observation of gradual brightening of p cygni due to. Astronomy 531 university of washington spring 2014 3 literature 0. Lamers visiting professor, university of amsterdam, nl. Cassinelli, jospeh cassinelli cambridge university press, jun 17, 1999 science 438 pages. Publisher synopsis this is an enlightening book, full of vivid physics. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Sms with m 103 msun by runaway collisions in the dense core of massive globular clusters during their. Lamers is a professor at the university of amsterdam, an emeritus professor at the university of utrecht, and an elected member of the royal netherlands academy of arts and sciences henny lamers is best known for his work on stellar populations, especially massive stars, and was. The doppler velocities of the c2 lines and the rotational temperatures indicate that the line forming region is the agb remnant.
Mass loss rates and the mass evolution of star clusters. This longawaited graduate textbook, written by two pioneers of the field, is the first to provide a comprehensive introduction to the observations, theories and consequences of stellar winds. Cambridge university press 0521595657 introduction to. The rates of mass loss and the wind velocities are explained from basic physical principles. Polarization and kinematics in cygnus a monthly notices of. The analysis of the age distributions of star cluster samples of different galaxies has resulted in two very different empirical models for the dissolution of star clusters. Buy the hardcover book understanding stellar evolution by henny j. Understanding stellar evolution ebook by henny j g l m lamers. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites.
Lamers claus leitherer consideration is given to the massloss rates of 28 luminous galactic ob stars derived from thermal radio emission and from halpha recombination radiation. Dull and not interesting in the 1950s and 1960s massive hot stars did not get much attention. It is distinguished from the bipolar outflows characteristic of young stars by being less collimated, although stellar winds are not generally spherically symmetric. The formation of supermasssive stars in globular clusters and. The baltimore and utrecht models for cluster dissolution. Lamers astronomical institute, utrecht university, princetonplein 5, 3584cc utrecht, the netherlands abstract. Circumstellar grain extinction properties of recently discovered post agb stars richard h.
The formation of supermasssive stars in globular clusters. Lamers space research laboratory astronomical institute utrechtthe netherlands abstract the insight into the physics of atmospheres of early type stars obtained from iue observations is discussed. Get free shipping on understanding stellar evolution by henny j g l m lamers, from. You can learn more about this text on my books page.
Here we show that at an age of 10gyr a break in the massradius relation at 10 6 m solar is established because objects below this mass, i. The evolution of the global stellar mass function of star clusters. Instabilities in luminous early type stars astrophysics and space science library by henny j. Introduction basic concepts of wind theories the mass continuity equation the momentum equation the energy. Includes an extensive set of lecture slides available in both keynote and powerpoint formats. Understanding stellar evolution ebook by henny j g l m. An analysis of the population dynamics of selected avian species. Introduction basic concepts of wind theories the mass continuity equation the momentum equation the energy equation isothermal winds driven by gas pressure the critical point of the momentum equation the velocity law of isothermal winds driven by gas pressure the density structure of. This textbook also includes chapters clearly explaining the formation and evolution of interstellar bubbles and the effects. In the hr diagram, they are located in close proximity to the observed luminosity upper limit for very massive stars, the humphreysdavidson hd limit. Understanding stellar evolution by henny j g l m lamers, 9780750312790, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Lamers is a professor at the university of amsterdam, an emeritus professor at the university of utrecht, and an elected member of the royal netherlands academy of arts and sciences.
Lamers space research laboratory astronomical institute utrechtthe netherlands abstract the insight into the physics of atmospheres of early type stars obtained from iue. The difference in metallicity distribution functions of halo stars and globular clusters as a function. A stellar wind is a flow of gas ejected from the upper atmosphere of a star. Cambridge core introduction to stellar winds by henny j.
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