An Introduction to the Physics of Interstellar Dust

by Endrik Krugel

Overview

Streamlining the extensive information from the original, highly acclaimed monograph, this new An Introduction to the Physics of Interstellar Dust provides a concise reference and overview of interstellar dust and the interstellar medium. Drawn from a graduate course taught by the author, a highly regarded figure in the field, this all-in-one book

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040171608
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	07/12/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	408
File size:	6 MB

Table of Contents

The Dielectric Permeability, Defining Cross Sections, Very Small and Very Big Particles, Case Studies of Mie Calculus, Various Dust Related Physics, Structure and Composition of Dust, Dust Radiation, Dust and Its Environment, Grain Surfaces, PAHs and Spectral Features of Dust, Reddening and Dust Models, Radiative Transport, Spectral Energy Distribution of Dusty Objects, Appendices: Physical and Mathematical Formulae

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

On the whole the book is excellent in its content as well as its presentation. It contains a wealth of valuable information relating to the physics of interstellar grains, essentially updating and replacing the existing textbooks on this subject. It exhaustively covers the theory of light scattering relevant to grains, the processes of grain heating and infrared radiation. Also included are valuable sections on radiative transfer in clouds and grain dynamics. Workers in the field of interstellar dust must find this a most valuable reference book to possess.
—Contemporary Physics, Volume 51, Issue 6, 2010

Krügel’s new book is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses and is tremendously appealing because it requires no prior knowledge of astronomy. It can be used as a textbook, a self-study guide for graduate students or more senior academics, or a general reference for active researchers to delve into as needed. A major problem in investigating cosmic dust is that a proper study incorporates so many aspects of the physical sciences, and current texts rarely bring those topics together in such a coherent and concise form as Krügel does.
—Angela Speck, University of Missouri-Columbia, Physics Today, October 2008

Editorial Reviews

On the whole the book is excellent in its content as well as its presentation. It contains a wealth of valuable information relating to the physics of interstellar grains, essentially updating and replacing the existing textbooks on this subject. It exhaustively covers the theory of light scattering relevant to grains, the processes of grain heating and infrared radiation. Also included are valuable sections on radiative transfer in clouds and grain dynamics. Workers in the field of interstellar dust must find this a most valuable reference book to possess.
—Contemporary Physics, Volume 51, Issue 6, 2010

Krügel’s new book is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses and is tremendously appealing because it requires no prior knowledge of astronomy. It can be used as a textbook, a self-study guide for graduate students or more senior academics, or a general reference for active researchers to delve into as needed. A major problem in investigating cosmic dust is that a proper study incorporates so many aspects of the physical sciences, and current texts rarely bring those topics together in such a coherent and concise form as Krügel does.
—Angela Speck, University of Missouri-Columbia, Physics Today, October 2008

From the Publisher