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The Life of Stars, 2010
The Controversial Inception and Emergence of the Theory of Stellar Structure
Author: Shaviv Giora
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Add to cart the book of Shaviv GioraPublication date: 11-2009
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Giora Shaviv started astrophysics in Israel (Tel Aviv University and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology) after spending several years in Caltech and Cornell in the USA. Shaviv conceived, designed and launched the Technion student and faculty research satellite.
Shaviv is a leading theoretical astrophysicists. He has published numerous articles in professional journals on stellar physics, galaxies and astrophysical fluids. He has to his credit many contributions to stellar physics. Recently, the Physical Review Letters selected one of his papers among the best 20 papers published in the past 50 years in this journal.
He initiated the Asher Space Research institute at the Technion and also served as President of the Israeli Physical Society.
Delivers fascinating insights into the development of the modern theory of stars
Attractively illustrated with clear diagrams and beautiful colour pictures
Illustrates with many examples of cultural expressions that the meaning we assign to unwanted events determines their perceived risk
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras