ABSTRACT

The book leads the advanced undergraduate through the wide range of disciplines related to an understanding of the interstellar medium and is suitable for any student studying either physics or astrophysics. The study of the interstellar medium incorporates a large range of physical More...processes on both large and small scales all of which are covered in this text. Together with the inclusion of simple models and problems at the end of each chapter this text provides a comprehensive overview and grounding in the study of the interstellar medium.

chapter Chapter 1|7 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 3|16 pages

Microscopic processes in the interstellar medium

chapter Chapter 4|20 pages

Interstellar grains

chapter Chapter 5|23 pages

Radiatively excited regions

chapter Chapter 6|25 pages

Introduction to gas dynamics

chapter Chapter 8|15 pages

Star formation and star forming regions