An introduction to modern astrophysics

著者

• Carroll, Bradley W.
• Ostlie, Dale A.

書誌事項

An introduction to modern astrophysics

Bradley W. Carroll, Dale A. Ostlie

Cambridge University Press, 2017

2nd ed

• : hbk

注記

"This book was previously published by Pearson Education, Inc. 2007"--T.p.verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics is a comprehensive, well-organized and engaging text covering every major area of modern astrophysics, from the solar system and stellar astronomy to galactic and extragalactic astrophysics, and cosmology. Designed to provide students with a working knowledge of modern astrophysics, this textbook is suitable for astronomy and physics majors who have had a first-year introductory physics course with calculus. Featuring a brief summary of the main scientific discoveries that have led to our current understanding of the universe; worked examples to facilitate the understanding of the concepts presented in the book; end-of-chapter problems to practice the skills acquired; and computational exercises to numerically model astronomical systems, the second edition of An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics is the go-to textbook for learning the core astrophysics curriculum as well as the many advances in the field.

目次

• Preface
• Part I. The Tools of Astronomy: 1. The celestial sphere
• 2. Celestial mechanics
• 3. The continuous spectrum of light
• 4. The theory of special relativity
• 5. The interaction of light and matter
• 6. Telescopes
• Part II. The Nature of Stars: 7. Binary systems and stellar parameters
• 8. The classification of stellar spectra
• 9. Stellar atmospheres
• 10. The interiors of stars
• 11. The Sun
• 12. The interstellar medium and star formation
• 13. Main sequence and post-main-sequence stellar evolution
• 14. Stellar pulsation
• 15. The fate of massive stars
• 16. The degenerate remnants of stars
• 17. General relativity and black holes
• 18. Close binary star systems
• Part III. The Solar System: 19. Physical processes in the solar system
• 20. The terrestrial planets
• 21. The realms of the giant planets
• 22. Minor bodies of the solar system
• 23. Formation of planetary systems
• Part IV. Galaxies and the Universe: 24. The Milky Way Galaxy
• 25. The nature of galaxies
• 26. Galactic evolution
• 27. The structure of the Universe
• 28. Active galaxies
• 29. Cosmology
• 30. The early Universe
• Appendix A. Astronomical and physical constants
• Appendix B. Unit conversions
• Appendix C. Solar system data
• Appendix D. The constellations
• Appendix E. The brightest stars
• Appendix F. The nearest stars
• Appendix G. Stellar data
• Appendix H. The Messier catalog
• Appendix I. Constants, a programming module
• Appendix J. Orbit, a planetary orbit code
• Appendix K. TwoStars, a binary star code
• Appendix L. StatStar, a stellar structure code
• Appendix M. Galaxy, a tidal interaction code
• Appendix N. WMAP Data
• Suggested reading
• Index.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB25145591
• ISBN:
  • 9781108422161
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Cambridge
• ページ数/冊数: xvii, 1278, 32, 31 p.
• 大きさ: 26 cm
• 分類:
  • DC23 : 523.01
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Astrophysics