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.
Suitable for final year undergraduates and graduate students studying astronomy or astrophyics, this volume explores the physics of many interesting situations in the interstellar medium, assuming a knowledge possessed by university physics students. In addition, prospective research students and scientists in related fields will find the discussion of the astronomical environment and the effect of the interstellar medium on galactic evolution of interest.