The field of astrophysics is in the midst of a technologically driven renaissance, as fundamental discoveries are being made with astonishing frequency. In this book, a group of astronomers and astrophysicists describe the directions of work that they think are most likely to lead to progress.
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As this lively volume attests, there are still many exciting problems left to interest the graduate student entering the field of astrophysics. -- Wendy Freedman, Nature
On finishing the last chapter, I thought about what fun I could have teaching a special topics astrophysics course using this book. Who would learn more, the graduate students or the teacher? -- Physics Today
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The field of astrophysics is in the midst of a technologically driven renaissance, as fundamental discoveries are being made with astonishing frequency. In the last decade, new detectors in space, on earth, and deep underground have, when coupled with the computational power of modern computers, revolutionized our knowledge and understanding of the astronomical world. This is a great time for a student of any age to become acquainted with the remarkable universe in which we live. This volume is a collection of essays, originally presented orally to a diverse group of students and professionals, which reveal the most fertile areas for future study of astronomy and astrophysics. The emphasis of this work is on the clear description of the current state of our knowledge as a preparation for the future unraveling of the mysteries of the universe that appear today as most fundamental and most amenable to solution.
A stellar group of astronomers and astrophysicists describes the directions and styles of work that they think are most likely to lead to progress. Bibliographical notes at the end of each presentation provide guidance for the reader who wishes to go more deeply into a given subject. Unsolved Problems in Astrophysics is a uniquely stimulating introduction to some of the most important topics in modern astrophysics. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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This book provides a great amount of information on a wide variety of hot topics in contemporary astronomy, such as cosmology, AGNs, GRBs, and dark matter. My only complaint is that the material does tend to slant towards extragalactic astronomy. However, otherwise the material is extremely useful for someone looking for fresh material to work on. The references also provided within are great. The reading level is also easy, and is probably similar to Scientific American or Sky & Telescope.
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As far as I have been able to see with cross-referencing and my own checks and double-checks, the information in this publication is accurate. The layman ought be able to understand it with minimal effort. Very readable.
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The tests of the relativistic cosmological model are well understood; what is new is the development of means of applying them in a broad variety of ways capable of producing a network of consistency checks. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
three solar neutrino problems, combined standard model, helioseismological frequencies, operating solar neutrino experiments, stellar crust, thin accretion disk model, neutron vortex lines, pixel lensing, solar neutrino research, concordance region, cluster correlation function, axion production, glitch activity, gravitational microlens, observed mass function, neutrino line, thin disk model, highest energy cosmic rays, neutrino energy spectrum, compactness problem, chlorine experiment, superconducting protons, energy density fluctuations, standard electroweak model, stellar mass function Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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three solar neutrino problems, combined standard model, helioseismological frequencies, operating solar neutrino experiments, stellar crust, thin accretion disk model, neutron vortex lines, pixel lensing, solar neutrino research, concordance region, cluster correlation function, axion production, glitch activity, gravitational microlens, observed mass function, neutrino line, thin disk model, highest energy cosmic rays, neutrino energy spectrum, compactness problem, chlorine experiment, superconducting protons, energy density fluctuations, standard electroweak model, stellar mass function Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Einstein-de Sitter, Milky Way, Conference Proceedings, Princeton University Press, John Bahcall, Cambridge University Press, Fly's Eye, Low State, Second Workshop, Physics Reports, Principles of Physical Cosmology, The Second Compton Symposium, Very High State, Big Crunch, Hubble Space Telescope, Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Acta Astronomica, Conference Series, New Haven, Ramesh Narayan, South Pole, World Scientific, Big Chill, Indian Acad New!
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