Age-Dating Stars: From the Sun to Distant Galaxies
暫譯: 恆星年齡測定：從太陽到遙遠的星系
Salaris, Maurizio
- 出版商: CRC
- 出版日期: 2021-05-25
- 售價: $2,420
- 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $2,299
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 294
- 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
- ISBN: 0367441241
- ISBN-13: 9780367441241
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商品描述
The determination of stellar ages has been - and still is - crucial for the development of our understanding of the universe, and to constrain theoretical models for the formation of galaxies and the evolution of planetary systems. Stellar ages provide scientists with timescales, and these timescales allow us to identify the relevant physical processes responsible for the development of cosmic structures.
This book describes in a simple, yet rigorous, manner the vast array of techniques that have been developed and are currently being used to determine the ages of stars. It also explores how stellar ages inform our knowledge about planets, star clusters, galaxies, even distant galaxies that we cannot resolve into individual stars. Up-to-date with the latest research and technologies in the field, it includes the cutting-edge methods being used based on asteroseismology and discusses open problems that remain to be pondered in future research.
It will be of interest to advanced undergraduates and graduate students studying astronomy, in addition to the general public.
Key Features
- Presents an entertaining and accessible approach whilst also providing a rigorous and comprehensive presentation of the subject
- Describes how to unveil the ages of stellar populations in distant galaxies that we cannot resolve into individual stars
- Contains historical notes about these techniques, outstanding major problems, and a discussion on future developments in the field
商品描述(中文翻譯)
恆星年齡的確定對於我們理解宇宙的發展至關重要，並且仍然是限制星系形成和行星系統演化理論模型的關鍵。恆星年齡為科學家提供了時間尺度，這些時間尺度使我們能夠識別負責宇宙結構發展的相關物理過程。
本書以簡單而嚴謹的方式描述了為確定恆星年齡而開發和目前正在使用的各種技術。它還探討了恆星年齡如何增進我們對行星、星團、星系，甚至是我們無法解析為單個恆星的遙遠星系的知識。本書與該領域最新的研究和技術保持同步，包含基於恆星震盪學（asteroseismology）的前沿方法，並討論了未來研究中仍需思考的未解問題。
這本書將吸引高年級本科生和研究生學習天文學，此外也適合一般公眾。
主要特點
- 提供有趣且易於理解的方法，同時也提供該主題的嚴謹和全面的介紹
- 描述如何揭示我們無法解析為單個恆星的遙遠星系中恆星族群的年齡
- 包含有關這些技術的歷史註解、突出的主要問題，以及對該領域未來發展的討論
作者簡介
Maurizio Salaris studied physics at the 'La Sapienza' University in Rome and worked at the Institute of Space Astrophysics in Frascati (Italy), the Teramo Astronomical Observatory (Italy), the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (Spain), the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (Germany - as a Marie Curie Fellow). He has spent the last 23 years at the Astrophysics Research Institute of the Liverpool John Moores University (UK) where he holds the post of Professor of Stellar Astrophysics.
Prof. Salaris has published over 200 papers in peer-reviewed astrophysics journals, plus dozens of conference proceedings and two university textbooks. He has also written and co-produced a series of educational science fiction short videos for public outreach, available at https: //www.schoolsobservatory.org/serapis. Prof. Salaris is a member of the Royal Astronomical Society (UK), the International Astronomical Union, the European Astronomical Society and the Higher Education Academy (UK). He is Associate Editor of Astronomy & Astrophysics, one of the top peer-reviewed international astrophysics journals.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
Maurizio Salaris 在羅馬的「La Sapienza」大學學習物理，並曾在意大利的弗拉斯卡蒂太空天體物理研究所、特拉莫天文台、西班牙的加泰羅尼亞太空研究所，以及德國的馬克斯·普朗克天體物理研究所（作為瑪麗·居里研究員）工作。他在利物浦約翰摩爾斯大學的天體物理研究所工作了23年，擔任恆星天體物理學教授。
Salaris 教授在同行評審的天體物理學期刊上發表了超過200篇論文，還有數十篇會議論文和兩本大學教科書。他還撰寫並共同製作了一系列教育科幻短片，以進行公共宣傳，這些短片可在 https://www.schoolsobservatory.org/serapis 獲得。Salaris 教授是英國皇家天文學會、國際天文聯合會、歐洲天文學會和英國高等教育學院的成員。他是《天文學與天體物理學》的副編輯，這是頂尖的同行評審國際天體物理學期刊之一。
