This book surveys the theory of free, linear, isentropic oscillations in spherically symmetric, gaseous equilibrium stars, from basic concepts to asymptotic representations of normal modes and with slow period changes in rapidly evolving pulsating stars.
| ISBN: | 9783642266126 |
| Publication date: | 2nd January 2013 |
| Author: | Paul Smeyers, Tim Van Hoolst |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 473 pages |
| Series: | Astrophysics and Space Science Library |
| Genres: |
Applied physics Astrophysics Wave mechanics (vibration and acoustics) Thermodynamics and heat Solar system: the Sun and planets Classical mechanics |