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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

The Physics of Stars, Second Edition provides a concise, self-contained account of how key aspects of stellar structure, evolution and nucleosynthesis can be understood in terms of fundamental physics. Beginning with an introduction to astrophysical concepts using elementary physics, the book progresses to consider stellar properties in terms of more advanced physical ideas all of which are carefully explained before they are applied. The result is a balanced presentation of both fundamental physics and astrophysics. A major strenght of the book is that the author does not evade challenging concepts, but carefully explains them, enabling the reader to gain a fuller understanding of the theory. Carefully revised, this second edition now includes a chapter on Helioseismology.

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GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Contents.

-Editor's Preface to the Manchester Physics Series.

-Author's Preface.

-Author's Preface to the Second Edition.

-1. Basic Concepts in Astrophysics.

-2. Properties of Matter and Radiation.

-3. Heat Transfer in Stars.

-4. Thermonuclear Fusion in Stars.

-5. Stellar Structure.

-6. The Endpoints of Stellar Evolution.

-7. Helioseismology.

-Hints to Selected Problems.

-Bibliography.

-Index.

-Physical Constants and Conversion Factors.