The Pillars of Creation
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-48774-8 (ISBN)
This book explores the mechanics of star formation, the process by which matter pulls together and creates new structures. Written for science enthusiasts, the author presents an accessible explanation of how stars are born from the interstellar medium and giant molecular clouds. Stars produce the chemicals that lead to life, and it is they that have enabled the conditions for planets to form and life to emerge.
Although the Big Bang provided the spark of initiation, the primordial universe that it sired was born hopelessly sterile. It is only through the continued recycling of the interstellar medium, star formation, and stellar evolution that the universe has been animated beyond a chaotic mess of elementary atomic particles, radiation, dark matter, dark energy, and expanding spacetime. Using the Milky Way and the Eagle Nebula in particular as case studies, Beech follows every step of this amazing process.
Martin Beech is a Professor and Department Head of Astronomy at Campion College, The University of Regina, Canada. He has an MSc from Sussex, UK, and earned his PhD at Western Ontario. He has written several books for Springer, most recently "Alpha Centauri: Unveiling the Secrets of Our Nearest Stellar Neighbor" (2015).
Preface.- Chapter 1- Reading the Sky.- Chapter 2 - In the Eye of the Beholder.- Chapter 3: The Dark Clouds Revealed.- Chapter 4 - The Hyperfine Split and Atomic Jitters.- Chapter 5 - In the Grip of Gravity.- Chapter 6 - It's a Far Flung Life.- Appendix - Notes and References.- Index.
"The Pillars of Creation is an excellent mix of the history of astronomy and physics together with modern astronomy and chemistry without too many difficult terms or equations ... . Reading this book was an enjoyable experience, as various angles on the same topic or same astronomical object were presented ... . All in all though, it's an excellent account of how molecular clouds form, how stars are born and how they end their lives ... ." (AstroMadness.com, October 30, 2019)
| Erscheinungsdatum | 26.01.2017 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Popular Astronomy | Springer Praxis Books |
| Zusatzinfo | XII, 269 p. 125 illus., 109 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 168 x 240 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Organische Chemie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| Schlagworte | Astrobiology • Birth of Stars • Chemical molecules and stars • Cosmology • Formation of chemicals in star factories • how do stars form? • Interstellar Medium • Intro to star creation • Nebula star formation • Organic Chemistry • Physics and Astronomy • Popular astronomy and space • Popular science • Popular Science in Astronomy • Relativity physics • stellar evolution • UFOs and extraterrestrial beings • What happens in nebula |
| ISBN-10 | 3-319-48774-4 / 3319487744 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-48774-8 / 9783319487748 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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