Theoretical Astrophysics Volume 1 Astrophysical Processes

Author : Thanu Padmanabhan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521562409
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theoretical Astrophysics: Volume 1, Astrophysical Processes written by Thanu Padmanabhan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-10-02 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graduate students and researchers in astrophysics and cosmology need a solid understanding of a wide range of physical processes. This clear and authoritative book has been designed to help them to develop the necessary toolkit of theory. The book is modular in design, allowing the reader to pick and choose a selection of chapters, if necessary. It can be used alone, or in conjunction with the accompanying two volumes (covering stars and stellar systems, and galaxies and cosmology, respectively). After reviewing the basics of dynamics, electromagnetic theory, and statistical physics, the book carefully develops a solid understanding of radiative processes, spectra, fluid mechanics, plasma physics and MHD, dynamics of gravitating systems, general relativity, nuclear physics, and other key concepts. Throughout, the reader's understanding is developed and tested with problems and helpful hints. This welcome volume provides graduate students with an indispensable introduction to and reference on all the physical processes they will need to successfully tackle research in astrophysics and cosmology.

Author : T. Padmanabhan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521566315
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theoretical Astrophysics: Volume 2, Stars and Stellar Systems written by T. Padmanabhan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-04-23 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second volume of a comprehensive three-volume work on theoretical astrophysics deals with stellar physics. After reviewing the key observational results and nomenclature used in stellar astronomy, the book develops a solid understanding of central concepts including stellar structure and evolution, the physics of stellar remnants, pulsars, binary stars, the sun and planetary systems, interstellar medium and globular clusters. Throughout, the reader's comprehension is developed and tested with more than seventy-five exercises. This indispensable volume will allow graduate students to master the material sufficiently to read and engage in research with heightened understanding. It can be used alone or in conjunction with Volume 1, which covers a wide range of astrophysical processes, and the forthcoming Volume 3, on galaxies and cosmology.

Author : T. Padmanabhan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521566308
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theoretical Astrophysics: Volume 3, Galaxies and Cosmology written by T. Padmanabhan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely volume provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of cosmology and extragalactic astronomy at an advanced level. Beginning with an overview of the key observational results and necessary terminology, it covers important topics: the theory of galactic structure and galactic dynamics, structure formation, cosmic microwave background radiation, formation of luminous galaxies in the universe, intergalactic medium and active galactic nuclei. This self-contained text has a modular structure, and contains over one hundred worked exercises. It can be used alone, or in conjunction with the previous two accompanying volumes (Volume I: Astrophysical Processes, and Volume II: Stars and Stellar Systems).

Author : Banggu Zhang
Publisher : Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. USA
ISBN 13 : 1618960903
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theoretical Astrophysics written by Banggu Zhang and published by Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. USA. This book was released on 2015-08-17 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subject of this book is to seriously research on astrophysics based on physical theory. Knowledge of theoretical mechanics, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, electrodynamics including special relativity and quantum mechanics is required. This book is suitable for graduate student of theoretical physics. Tens years work of the author was introduced. They can be separated to three scopes: cosmology, origin of stars and stellar evolution.

Author : T. Padmanabhan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521566315
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theoretical Astrophysics: Volume 2, Stars and Stellar Systems written by T. Padmanabhan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-04-23 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second volume of a comprehensive three-volume work on theoretical astrophysics deals with stellar physics. After reviewing the key observational results and nomenclature used in stellar astronomy, the book develops a solid understanding of central concepts including stellar structure and evolution, the physics of stellar remnants, pulsars, binary stars, the sun and planetary systems, interstellar medium and globular clusters. Throughout, the reader's comprehension is developed and tested with more than seventy-five exercises. This indispensable volume will allow graduate students to master the material sufficiently to read and engage in research with heightened understanding. It can be used alone or in conjunction with Volume 1, which covers a wide range of astrophysical processes, and the forthcoming Volume 3, on galaxies and cosmology.

Author : George B. Rybicki
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 352761818X
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Radiative Processes in Astrophysics written by George B. Rybicki and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-09-26 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radiative Processes in Astrophysics: This clear, straightforward, and fundamental introduction is designed to present-from a physicist's point of view-radiation processes and their applications to astrophysical phenomena and space science. It covers such topics as radiative transfer theory, relativistic covariance and kinematics, bremsstrahlung radiation, synchrotron radiation, Compton scattering, some plasma effects, and radiative transitions in atoms. Discussion begins with first principles, physically motivating and deriving all results rather than merely presenting finished formulae. However, a reasonably good physics background (introductory quantum mechanics, intermediate electromagnetic theory, special relativity, and some statistical mechanics) is required. Much of this prerequisite material is provided by brief reviews, making the book a self-contained reference for workers in the field as well as the ideal text for senior or first-year graduate students of astronomy, astrophysics, and related physics courses. Radiative Processes in Astrophysics also contains about 75 problems, with solutions, illustrating applications of the material and methods for calculating results. This important and integral section emphasizes physical intuition by presenting important results that are used throughout the main text; it is here that most of the practical astrophysical applications become apparent.

Author : Hale Bradt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139469584
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Astrophysics Processes written by Hale Bradt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-09-25 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridging the gap between physics and astronomy textbooks, this book provides step-by-step physical and mathematical development of fundamental astrophysical processes underlying a wide range of phenomena in stellar, galactic, and extragalactic astronomy. The book has been written for upper-level undergraduates and beginning graduate students, and its strong pedagogy ensures solid mastery of each process and application. It contains over 150 tutorial figures, numerous examples of astronomical measurements, and 201 exercises. Topics covered include the Kepler–Newton problem, stellar structure, binary evolution, radiation processes, special relativity in astronomy, radio propagation in the interstellar medium, and gravitational lensing. Applications presented include Jeans length, Eddington luminosity, the cooling of the cosmic microwave background (CMB), the Sunyaev–Zeldovich effect, Doppler boosting in jets, and determinations of the Hubble constant. This text is a stepping stone to more specialized books and primary literature. Password-protected solutions to the exercises are available to instructors at www.cambridge.org/9780521846561.

Author : James R Webb
Publisher : Morgan & Claypool Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1681744104
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Extragalactic Astrophysics written by James R Webb and published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended to be a course about the creation and evolution of the universe at large, including the basic macroscopic building blocks (galaxies) and the overall large-scale structure. This text covers a broad range of topics for a graduate-level class in a physics department where students' available credit hours for astrophysics classes are limited. The sections cover galactic structure, external galaxies, galaxy clustering, active galaxies, general relativity and cosmology.

Author : Thanu Padmanabhan
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814478733
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Invitation To Astrophysics written by Thanu Padmanabhan and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2006-02-07 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book provides a clear and lucid description of several aspects of astrophysics and cosmology in a language understandable to a physicist or beginner in astrophysics. It presents the key topics in all branches of astrophysics and cosmology in a simple and concise language. The emphasis is on currently active research areas and exciting new frontiers rather than on more pedantic topics. Many complicated results are introduced with simple, novel derivations which strengthen the conceptual understanding of the subject. The book also contains over one hundred exercises which will help students in their self study.Undergraduate and graduate students in physics and astrophysics as well as all physicists who are interested in obtaining a quick grasp of astrophysical concepts will find this book useful.

Author : T. Padmanabhan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521467834
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cosmology and Astrophysics Through Problems written by T. Padmanabhan and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-09-19 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovative textbook that provides a unique approach to beginning research in cosmology and high energy astrophysics through a series of problems and answers.