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The Energy Equation

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This chapter introduces the energy equation both in the Eulerian and Lagrangian forms, and presents some simple applications in the adiabatic case.

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Bibliography

  • Cassinelli, J.P.: Stellar winds. Ann. Rev. Astron. Astrophys. 17, 275 (1979) (Excellent review article on stellar winds, with the application of the hydrodynamic equations, in particular the energy equation in stellar envelopes. See also Holzer, T. E., Axford, W. I., Ann. Rev. Astron. Astrophys. vol. 8, p. 31, 1970)

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  • Lamers, H.J.G.L.M., Cassinelli, J.P.: Introduction to Stellar Winds. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1999) (Referred to in Chapter 1. Presents detailed discussions of the energy equation for stellar winds applied both to hot and cool stars. The appendix includes an overview of the main thermodynamic equations)

  • Mihalas, D.: Stellar Atmospheres. Freeman, San Francisco (1978) (Referred to in Chapter 1. Discusses the fluid equations applied to stellar winds, in particular the energy equation)

  • Reif, F.: Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics. McGraw-Hill, New York (1965) (Referred to in Chapter 3. Includes a good discussion of adiabatic processes)

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Maciel, W.J. (2014). The Energy Equation. In: Hydrodynamics and Stellar Winds. Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04328-9_4

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