ABSTRACT

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

chapter 1|28 pages

The dielectric permeability

chapter 2|30 pages

How to evaluate grain cross sections

chapter 3|26 pages

Very small and very big particles

chapter 4|16 pages

Case studies of Mie calculus

chapter 5|30 pages

Structure and composition of dust

chapter 6|30 pages

Dust radiation

chapter 7|40 pages

Dust and its environment

chapter 8|18 pages

Grain surfaces

chapter 9|20 pages

PAHs and spectral features of dust

chapter 10|20 pages

Interstellar reddening and dust models

chapter 11|30 pages

Radiative transport