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Author:   Harm J. Habing
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1970 ed.
Volume:   39
Weight:   1.050kg
ISBN:  

9789027701725

ISBN 10:   9027701725
Pages:   411
Publication Date:   31 December 1970
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

I Description and General Theory of the Interstellar Medium.- 1. Review of Cosmical Gas Dynamics.- 2. Discussion following van de Hulst’s Report.- 3. Some Characteristics of Interstellar Gas in the Galaxy.- 4. Theoretical Description of the Interstellar Medium.- 5. Discussion following the Reports by Weaver and Field.- 6. Discussion following the Informal Meeting on Interstellar HI Clouds.- 7. Collective Plasma Phenomena and their Role in the Dynamics of the Interstellar Medium.- 8. Discussion following the Report by Kadomtsev and Tsytovich.- 9. Observational Aspects of Galactic Magnetic Fields.- 10. The Origin and Dynamical Effects of the Magnetic Fields and Cosmic Rays in the Disk of the Galaxy.- 11. Discussion following the Reports by Parker and Verschuur.- 12. The Gas Dynamics of Accretion.- 13. Discussion following Spiegel’s Report.- II Interaction of Stars and Interstellar Medium.- 14. Mass Balance of Interstellar Gas and Stars.- 15. Supernovae and the Interstellar Medium.- 16. Discussion following the Reports by Salpeter and Woltjer.- 17. The Solar Wind — an Example of a Cosmical Plasma and a Stellar Wind.- 18. Discussion following Lust’s Report.- 19. Mass Loss from Stars.- 20. Mass Loss from Eruptive Stars.- 21. Discussion following the Reports by Pottasch and Boyarchuk.- 22. Interstellar Grains and Spiral Structure.- 23. Interstellar Molecules (with an Appendix on H2 by E. E. Salpeter).- 24. Discussion following the Reports by Greenberg and Stecher.- 25. Protostars and Other Neutral Condensations in HII Regions.- 26. Discussion following Mezger’s Report.- 27. Final Discussion.- Index of Discussion Remarks.

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