Concept information
Preferred term
Stellar physics
Definition
- The field of astrophysics concerned with the study of the physical characteristics of stars, more specifically their internal structure, physical processes taking place in their interiors, atmospheres, stellar winds, mass loss, interaction with the interstellar medium, as well as the physical laws governing star formation. (en)
Broader concept
- Stellar astronomy (en)
Narrower concepts
- Star formation (en)
- Starspots (en)
- Stellar abundances (en)
- Stellar atmospheres (en)
- Stellar dynamics (en)
- Stellar evolution (en)
- Stellar granulation (en)
- Stellar phenomena (en)
- Stellar processes (en)
- Stellar properties (en)
- Stellar structures (en)
- Stellar winds (en)
Entry terms
- Physics of stars (en)
Editorial note
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1621
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