Stars: A Very Short Introduction

• An authoritative and accessible exploration of the science of stars
• Examines the processes that allow stars to form, to shine, to maintain their size, and looks at their various forms of death
• Looks at the impact of gravity, thermal pressure, magnetic fields, and radiation on stars
• Considers our own star, the Sun, as well as neutron stars and black holes
• Part of the bestselling Very Short Introduction series - over five million copies sold worldwide

Readership: An accessble introduction for general readers interested in stars and a valuable introduction to stellar astrophysics for students.

Andrew King, Head of Theoretical Astrophysics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leicester

Andrew King is Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Leicester, and heads the theoretical astrophysics research group there. His work has been recognised by a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award, and a Senior Fellowship of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council. He has published more than 250 research papers and is a co-author of several books. He is also deputy editor-in-chief of Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Preface
1: Science and the stars
2: How the Sun survives
3: Life on main street
4: Cooking the elements
5: Stellar corpses
6: Finding the bodies
7: Measuring the universe
8: The beginning
Further reading