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Astrophysics of Gaseous Nebulae and Active Galactic Nuclei

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This graduate-level text/reference covers gaseous nebulae and the emission regions in Seyfert galaxies, quasars, and other types of active galactic nuclei. Written by a world-renowned expert in the field, this book is invaluable for graduate students and researchers in this important research area.

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Donald E. Osterbrock is a Professor at the Lick Observatory.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Univ Science Books (May 31, 1988)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 408 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0935702229
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0935702224
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.02 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1 x 7.75 x 9.75 inches

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dyermaker
Best intro to the field
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2017
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A classic textbook for an introduction to nebular astrophysics. If you're looking for textbook specifically about AGN, SNe, etc., then you should look elsewhere since this book broadly covers them. It does provide a solid foundation about the physics involved in ionized clouds, and it is much more readable than other texts.

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Olivier Thizy
Excellent but detailed and graduate level book on nebulae physics
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2009
This is a detailed (450+ pages!) and recent (2006 for the second edition) description of the physics of nebulae. Intended for graduate level students and is hard for an amateur level astronomer even with some math/physics background. Seems to be a recent reference on the subject.

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Roger Bagula
Very good treatment of Plasma ionization
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2008
This book is an update of a classic from the 70's with material on galactic centers added. It is just good physical astronomy and has the spectroscopic concepts for observations of very distant objects.
The diagrams are updated from the older version as well.
More extensive indexes and other new material make it also a good long term reference book.

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Arnold Veness
Please create an audio adaptation ...
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 1999
To the publisher I would appreciate it if the publisher could produce an audio adaptation of this book. I would love to listen to this while I drive to work and to let my 16 month old son listen to it as a bedtime story. Arnold D Veness

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Boo, Osterbrock.
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2008
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This text is poorly written and unclear. It fails to define variables, sometimes, and contains a few typos. It is also the only text to learn this stuff. It's a "must be done."

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C. Bradley
I could never get into this book.
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2004
Perhaps it was just the professor, but I could never get into this book. I think its hopelessly boring, and like alot of graduate textbooks in astro, it has a TERRIBLE index. You can't find anything you need in terms of numbers or equations with the index, you must read the book cover to cover to know where something is.
It also has way too many numbers scattered in tables, and you must read the chapter to know what assumptions were made when he calculated those numbers. Our entire class had such a difficult time with homework using this book that I doubt any of us would give a good review of the book.
My own research is in AGN, and for the most part he does OK in explaining them but he can confuse you in comparing them.

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HG
Perfect
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2020
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Perfect
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Anjan Sarkar
Good copy
Reviewed in India on March 4, 2020
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Received the copy of this title in great condition.

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理系さん
電離ガスからの放射を理解する
Reviewed in Japan on January 7, 2007
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星のまわりのガス(H II領域や Planetary Nebulae など)からの放射や、AGN からの放射を理解するために必要な知識が詰まっています。

天文でスペクトルを扱うためには読んでおいたほうが良い本だと思います。

この本を読むためには量子力学や統計力学の知識が必要不可欠です。

とくに原子構造についての知識と、平衡についての基本的な理解が必要だと思います。

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Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2017
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Great book.

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