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Course Books
Hansen, Kawaler, & Trimble - Stellar Interiors, 2nd edition (2004)
Kippenhahn, Weigert & Weiss- Stellar Structure and Evolution, 2nd edition (2012)
Gray - The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres, 3rd edition (2008)
Highly Recommended Elementary Texts
Bohm-Vitense - Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics, Vols. I & II (1989)
LeBlanc - Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics (2009)
Prialnik - Introduction to Stellar Structure and Evolution (2010)
Highly Recommended Advanced Texts
Iben - Stellar Evolution Physics Vols. I & II (2013)
Cox & Guili - Principles of Stellar Structure Vols. I & II (1968)
Clayton - Principles of Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis (1983)
Other References
on Reserve
in Library
Aller - Astrophysics: The Atmospheres of the Stars (1953)
Arnett - Supernovae and Nucleosynthesis (1996)
Chandrasekahr - Stellar Structure and Stellar Atmospheres (1938)
Kaler - Stars and Their Spectra: An Introduction to the Spectral Sequence (2011)
Kurucz - Atlas: A Computer Program for Calculating Model Stellar Atmospheres (1970)
Loore, Structure and Evolution of Single and Binary Stars (1992)
Mihalas - Stellar Atmospheres, 2nd edition (2009)
Novotny - Introduction to Stellar Atmospheres (1973)
Phillips - The Physics of Stars (1999)
Raffelt - Stars as Laboratories for Fundamental Physics (1996)
Rose - Advanced Stellar Astrophysics (1998)
Rutten - Radiative Transfer in Stellar Atmospheres (1996)
Schwarzchild - Structure and Evolution of the Stars (1958)
Smart - Textbook on Spherical Astronomy (1977)
Taylor - Stars: Structure & Evolution (1986)
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