Astronomy describes the mechanics of the universe in the more basic language of physics, otherwise known as "astrophysics". Knowledge of black holes, quasars and extrasolar planets requires understanding of the physics underlying astrophysics. This book clarifies the fundamental principles of the field as well as the important astronomical phenomena it describes. Readers will gain a greater appreciation of the connection between physics and astronomy.
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Astronomy describes the workings of the universe using the more basic language of physics--hence the science of 'astrophysics'. A proper understanding of phenomena like black holes, quasars and extrasolar planets requires that we understand the physics underlying all of astrophysics. This book develops these basics to provide a fuller, richer understanding of the science of astrophysics and the important astronomical phenomena it describes. The user of this book will gain a greater appreciation of the connection between physics and astronomy and a better understanding of both.
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systemic velocity, apparent orbit, gravitational dynamics, compact stars, rotation curves, extrasolar planets, dipole selection rules, radiation mechanisms, individual galaxies, molecular lines, cosmic expansion, hydrostatic equilibrium, disk galaxies Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Cambridge University Press, Mill Valley, University Science Books, San Francisco, The Physics of Astrophysics, Big Bang, Astrophysical Journal, Milky Way, Astrophysics of Gaseous Nebulae, Classical Electrodynamics, Englewood Cliffs, Oxford University Press, Pergamon Press, Prentice Hall, Second Course, Dynamics of Galaxies, Harvard University Press, Kepler's Third Law, Princeton University Press, Radiative Processes, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Kepler's Second Law, University of Chicago Press New!
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systemic velocity, apparent orbit, gravitational dynamics, compact stars, rotation curves, extrasolar planets, dipole selection rules, radiation mechanisms, individual galaxies, molecular lines, cosmic expansion, hydrostatic equilibrium, disk galaxies Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Cambridge University Press, Mill Valley, University Science Books, San Francisco, The Physics of Astrophysics, Big Bang, Astrophysical Journal, Milky Way, Astrophysics of Gaseous Nebulae, Classical Electrodynamics, Englewood Cliffs, Oxford University Press, Pergamon Press, Prentice Hall, Second Course, Dynamics of Galaxies, Harvard University Press, Kepler's Third Law, Princeton University Press, Radiative Processes, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Kepler's Second Law, University of Chicago Press New!
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- Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (2nd Edition) by David J. Griffiths on 5 pages
- Galactic and Extragalactic Radio Astronomy (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library) by E. Bouton on 4 pages
- Radiative Processes in Astrophysics by George B. Rybicki on 4 pages
- Frontiers of Astrophysics by Eugene H. Avrett on 4 pages
- Principles of Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis by Donald D. Clayton on page 93, page 121, and page 163
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