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Principles of Astrophysics Using Gravity and Stellar Physics to Explore the Cosmos /

This book gives a survey of astrophysics at the advanced undergraduate level. It originates from a two-semester course sequence at Rutgers University that is meant to appeal not only to astrophysics students but also more broadly to physics and engineering students. The organization is driven more b...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Keeton, Charles (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Colección:Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo

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505 0 |a Introduction: Tools of the Trade -- Part I: Using Gravity and Motion to Measure Mass -- Celestial Mechanics -- Gravitational One-Body Problem -- Gravitational Two-Body Problem -- Tidal Forces -- Gravitational Three-Body Problem -- Extended Mass Distributions: Spiral Galaxies -- N-Body Problem: Elliptical Galaxies -- Bending of Light by Gravity -- Relativity -- Cosmology: Expanding Universe -- Part II: Using Stellar Physics to Explore the Cosmos -- Planetary Atmospheres -- Planetary Temperatures -- Stellar Atmospheres -- Nuclear Fusion -- Stellar Structure and Evolution -- Stellar Remnants -- Charting the Universe with Stars -- Star and Planet Formation -- Cosmology: Early Universe -- Part III: Appendices -- Appendix A: Technical Background -- Appendix B: Solutions. 
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