Astrophysics processes : the physics of astronomical phenomena /
Hale Bradt provides physical explanations of 12 fundamental astrophysical processes underlying a wide range of phenomena in stellar, galactic and extragalactic astronomy. The book contains tutorial figures and step-by-step mathematical and physical development with each process and application.
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Cover information; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Also by the author; 1 Kepler, Newton, and the mass function; 2 Equilibrium in stars; 3 Equations of state; 4 Stellar structure and evolution; 5 Thermal bremsstrahlung radiation; 6 Blackbody radiation; 7 Special theory of relativity in astronomy; 8 Synchrotron radiation; 9 Compton scattering; 10 Hydrogen spin-flip radiation; 11 Dispersion and Faraday rotation; 12 Gravitational lensing; Credits, further reading, and references; Glossary; Appendix: Units, symbols, and values.
