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This classic text, aimed at senior undergraduates and beginning graduate students in physics and astronomy, presents a wide range of astrophysical concepts in sufficient depth to give the reader a quantitative understanding of the subject. Emphasizing physical concepts, the book outlines cosmic even...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Harwit, Martin
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1998.
Edition:Third edition.
Series:Astronomy and astrophysics library.
Subjects:
Physics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • An Approach to Astrophysics
  • The Cosmic Distance Scale
  • Dynamics and Masses of Astronomical Bodies
  • Random Processes
  • Photons and Fast Particles
  • Electromagnetic Processes in Space
  • Quantum Processes in Astrophysics
  • Stars
  • Cosmic Gas and Dust
  • Formation of Stars and Planetary Systems
  • The Universe We Inhabit
  • The Early Universe
  • Origins of Structure
  • Life in the Universe
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix A: Astronomical Terminology
  • Appendix B: Astrophysical Constants
  • List of References
  • Index.