Astrophysics in a Nutshell (eBook)

Second Edition

Dan Maoz (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2016 | 2., Second Edition
312 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-8117-8 (ISBN)

Infos

The ideal one-semester astrophysics introduction for science undergraduates-now expanded and fully updatedWinner of the American Astronomical Society's Chambliss Award, Astrophysics in a Nutshell has become the text of choice in astrophysics courses for science majors at top universities in North America and beyond. In this expanded and fully updated second edition, the book gets even better, with a new chapter on extrasolar planets; a greatly expanded chapter on the interstellar medium; fully updated facts and figures on all subjects, from the observed properties of white dwarfs to the latest results from precision cosmology; and additional instructive problem sets. Throughout, the text features the same focused, concise style and emphasis on physics intuition that have made the book a favorite of students and teachers.Written by Dan Maoz, a leading active researcher, and designed for advanced undergraduate science majors, Astrophysics in a Nutshell is a brief but thorough introduction to the observational data and theoretical concepts underlying modern astronomy. Generously illustrated, it covers the essentials of modern astrophysics, emphasizing the common physical principles that govern astronomical phenomena, and the interplay between theory and observation, while also introducing subjects at the forefront of modern research, including black holes, dark matter, dark energy, and gravitational lensing.In addition to serving as a course textbook, Astrophysics in a Nutshell is an ideal review for a qualifying exam and a handy reference for teachers and researchers.The most concise and current astrophysics textbook for science majors-now expanded and fully updated with the latest research resultsContains a broad and well-balanced selection of traditional and current topicsUses simple, short, and clear derivations of physical resultsTrains students in the essential skills of order-of-magnitude analysisFeatures a new chapter on extrasolar planets, including discovery techniquesIncludes new and expanded sections and problems on the physics of shocks, supernova remnants, cosmic-ray acceleration, white dwarf properties, baryon acoustic oscillations, and moreContains instructive problem sets at the end of each chapterSolutions manual (available only to professors)

Autor

Dan Maoz is the George S. Wise Professor at Tel-Aviv University, where he chairs the School of Physics and Astronomy.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.2.2016
• Reihe/Serie: In a Nutshell
• Reihe/Serie: In a Nutshell
• Zusatzinfo: 21 halftones. 77 line illus.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Thermodynamik
• Schlagworte: Accretion (astrophysics) • accretion disk • Active Galactic Nucleus • Andromeda Galaxy • Astronomer • Astronomical spectroscopy • Astronomy • astrophysics • Big Bang • big bang nucleosynthesis • binary star • Circumbinary planet • Cosmic distance ladder • Cosmic Dust • Cosmic microwave background • Cosmic Neutrino Background • Cosmic Ray • cosmological constant • Cosmological principle • Einstein radius • Einstein ring • Electromagnetic radiation • Elliptical galaxy • Elliptic orbit • exoplanet • Fermion • Frozen star (hypothetical star) • Galactic Center • Galactic corona • Galactic halo • Galaxy cluster • Galaxy rotation curve • gamma-ray burst • Gravitational collapse • Gravitational microlensing • Gravitational redshift • Gravitational Wave • Gravitational-wave astronomy • Hawking Radiation • Hot Jupiter • Hubble's law • Hubble space telescope • Intergalactic star • Interstellar Medium • Ionization • Kepler's laws of planetary motion • Luminosity function (astronomy) • Main sequence • Methods of detecting exoplanets • Nebular hypothesis • Neutrino • Neutrino Astronomy • Neutrino decoupling • Neutrino detector • Neutron • neutron star • nuclear fusion • nuclear reaction • observational astronomy • Orbital eccentricity • Orbital period • Orbital plane (astronomy) • Orbital Resonance • Photon • physical cosmology • Planetary nebula • Planetary System • Planetesimal • Plasma (physics) • Protoplanetary disk • quantum mechanics • quantum tunnelling • Quasar • Radiation pressure • Radio Galaxy • Scale factor (cosmology) • Solar mass • Solar neutrino • Spiral galaxy • Star • star formation • Stellar collision • stellar evolution • Stellar mass • stellar physics • Stellar pulsations • Stellar Structure • Supermassive Black Hole • Supernova • Supernova Remnant • Supersymmetry • synchrotron • Synchrotron radiation • Temperature • The Astrophysical Journal • Uranus • Wavelength • White Dwarf • x-ray astronomy • X-ray binary
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-8117-X / 140088117X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-8117-8 / 9781400881178