Theoretical Astrophysics: Volume 3, Galaxies and Cosmology [Paperback]

T. Padmanabhan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 14, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0521566304 | ISBN-13: 978-0521566308 | Edition: First

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).

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"...the author has done an admirable job of summarizing the current state of this subject....the book is well written....if graduate level theoretical astrophysics is your cup of tea, then this book is sure to please." Stardust

Book Description

This timely volume provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of cosmology and extragalactic astronomy at an advanced level. It covers important topics including 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. Topics are developed in a contemporary fashion, with emphasis on currently active research areas. This self-contained text contains over one hundred worked exercises, and will be invaluable to researchers and graduate students of extragalactic astronomy, astrophysics and theoretical physics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; First edition (October 14, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521566304
• ISBN-13: 978-0521566308
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 9.6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,732,600 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Poor layout but good material, February 27, 2004

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This review is from: Theoretical Astrophysics 3 Volume Paperback Set (Paperback)

I own the first 2 volumes of this set that I had to get for a Graduate Astrophysics class.

In the chapters we covered relevant to Stellar Structures, I found that while these books contain pretty much everything you need to do a calculation, the material is so dense that you can pass right over an explanation.

Volume I is entirely mathematical, all relevant formulas.
Volume II is more explanation, but with references to Volume I for derivations. However the explanations can be quite dense for a grad student to absorb without reading it several times.

The Index of the book is the worst part, you cant look up anything. It would be EXTREMELY helpful if he would fix that in a new edition.

He also uses the same letter to represent different things within a chapter or subject. This gets annoying, but anyone in physics knows about this problem with any book you read. For example in the first chapter he uses 'K' to represent 5 things.