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Astrophysics / Christopher Bishop

By: Series: Advanced physics readersPublication details: London : John Murray, 2000Description: xii, 243 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0719585902
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 523.01 BIS
Contents:
Introduction. - Acknowledgements. - Ch. 1.The Universe at Large. - Ch. 2.Radiation, matter and gravitation. - Ch. 3.Astrophysical measurements. - Ch. 4.Steller spectroscopy. - Ch. 5.Observational properties of stars. - Ch. 6.Star formation and the intersteller medium. Ch. 7.Energy generation in stars. - Ch. 8.The lives of stars and steller nucleosynthesis. - Ch. 9.The deaths of stars. - Ch. 10. Cosmology. - Ch. 11.Physical, mathematical and astronomical data. - Physical, mathematical and astronomical data. - Answers to numerical questions. - Bibliography. - Index.
Summary: Advanced Physics Readers was designed by John Murray Publishers Ltd. in association with The Institute of Physics to provide students with up-to-date information on areas of physics that have developed rapidly in recent time. Each book has been endorsed by The Institute of Physics and provides an authoritative overview of the of the subject. Astrophysics is the study of the physical processes that govern stars, galaxies and other large-scale structures in the universe. This book outlines some of the physics that describes these distant objects and the techniques used for investigating their nature and composition, and includes a chapter on cosmology. - Back cover
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Introduction. - Acknowledgements. - Ch. 1.The Universe at Large. - Ch. 2.Radiation, matter and gravitation. - Ch. 3.Astrophysical measurements. - Ch. 4.Steller spectroscopy. - Ch. 5.Observational properties of stars. - Ch. 6.Star formation and the intersteller medium. Ch. 7.Energy generation in stars. - Ch. 8.The lives of stars and steller nucleosynthesis. - Ch. 9.The deaths of stars. - Ch. 10. Cosmology. - Ch. 11.Physical, mathematical and astronomical data. - Physical, mathematical and astronomical data. - Answers to numerical questions. - Bibliography. - Index.

Advanced Physics Readers was designed by John Murray Publishers Ltd. in association with The Institute of Physics to provide students with up-to-date information on areas of physics that have developed rapidly in recent time. Each book has been endorsed by The Institute of Physics and provides an authoritative overview of the of the subject. Astrophysics is the study of the physical processes that govern stars, galaxies and other large-scale structures in the universe. This book outlines some of the physics that describes these distant objects and the techniques used for investigating their nature and composition, and includes a chapter on cosmology. - Back cover

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