RESEARCH IN ASTROPHYSICS.

Abstract

A summary is given of work accomplished in five general categories: (1) The fluid motions of planetary nebulae including radiative transfer aspects of the problem. (2) The evaporation of stars from clusters, and their dynamical history, including the problem of secular stability of such systems. (3) Problems of gravitational instability and condensation of stellar systems. (4) Properties of waves in dense plasmas, including the effects of screening by degenerate electrons on the rates of possible nuclear reactions. (5) Properties of shock waves in attenuated media, especially in attenuated plasmas. Subsidiary related work is also reported. A full bibliography of this work is included. In addition, unpublished work is described in the following subjects: (a) A variational principle for the stability of star clusters. (b) The electrodynamics and statistical mechanics of equilibrium plasmas. (c) The transport properties of magnetoplasmas. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0680415

Entities

People

  • Jack S. Goldstein

Organizations

  • Brandeis University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Astrophysics
  • Bibliographies
  • Condensation
  • Electrodynamics
  • Electrons
  • Evaporation
  • Instability
  • Mechanics
  • Nuclear Reactions
  • Physics
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Shock Waves
  • Statistical Mechanics
  • Transport Properties
  • Variational Principles
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster