Table of Contents

Introduction; Hydrostatic equilibrium; Thermal equilibrium; The opacities; Convective instability; Theory of convective energy transport; Depths of outer convection zones; Energy generation in stars; Basic stellar structure equations; Homologous stars in radiative equilibrium; Influence of convection zones on stellar structure; Calculation of stellar models; Models for main sequence stars; Evolution of low mass stars; Evolution of massive stars; Late stages of stellar evolution; Observational tests of stellar evolution theory; Pulsating stars; The cepheid mass problem; Star formation; Problems; Bibliography; Index.

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This book is the final one in a series of three texts which together provide a modern, complete and authoritative account of our present knowledge of the stars. It discusses the internal structure and the evolution of stars, and is completely self-contained.