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Introduction to Brown Dwarfs: Failed stars and super-Jupiters
by: John Gizis (Author)
Publisher: Iop Publishing Ltd
Publication Date: 2025-04-01
Language: English
Print Length: 200 pages
ISBN-10: 0750333855
ISBN-13: 9780750333856
Book Description
This book provides an introduction to brown dwarfs aimed at advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students, supplementing stellar astrophysics or (exo)planetary science classes. It emphasises key theoretical ideas, including brown dwarf concepts, atmospheres, formation, initial mass function, and the main observational results that support those ideas. ,
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This book provides an introduction to brown dwarfs aimed at advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students, supplementing stellar astrophysics or (exo)planetary science classes. It emphasises key theoretical ideas, including brown dwarf concepts, atmospheres, formation, initial mass function, and the main observational results that support those ideas. ,
