| Radiation Hydrodynamics Revised Edition Contributor(s): Castor, John I. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521540623 ISBN-13: 9780521540629 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $64.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: This monograph provides an accessible introduction to the theory, and the large-scale simulation methods currently used in radiation hydrodynamics, the study of the dynamics of matter interacting with radiation, when the radiation is strong enough to have a profound effect on the matter. Radiation hydrodynamics applies to normal stars, exploding stars or stars with violent winds, active galaxies, and on Earth wherever matter is very hot. The volume is a valuable text for research scientists and graduate students in physics and astrophysics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Radiation - Science | Physics - Astrophysics - Science | Physics - General |
| Dewey: 530.138 |
| LCCN: 2004043559 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.29 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Castor, John I.: - John Castor is a physicist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, CA. |