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The Physics of Interstellar Dust

By:Endrik Krugel
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Print ISBN:9780367454654
eText ISBN:9781000687521
Edition:1
Copyright:2002
Format:Reflowable

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Interstellar dust grains catalyse chemical reactions, absorb, scatter, polarise and re-radiate starlight and constitute the building blocks for the formation of planets. Understanding this interstellar component is therefore of primary importance in many areas of astronomy & astrophysics. For example, observers need to understand how dust effects l