The astronomers' magic envelope : an introduction to astrophysics emphasizing general principles and orders of magnitude /

Working physicists, and especially astrophysicists, value a good 'back-of-the-envelope' calculation, meaning a short, elegant computation or argument that starts from general principles and leads to an interesting result. This book guides students on how to understand astrophysics using ge...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Saha, P. (Prasenjit) (Author), Taylor, Paul A. (Lecturer at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Astrophysics.
Astrophysique.
astrophysics.
SCIENCE > Astronomy.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Orbits
  • Celestial mechanics
  • Schwarzschild's spacetime
  • Interlude: quantum ideal gases
  • Gravity versus pressure
  • Nuclear fusion in stars
  • The main sequence of stars
  • The expanding universe
  • The cosmic microwave background
  • Appendix A. Rotations in three dimensions
  • Appendix B. Hamiltonians
  • Appendix C. Moving from Newtonian to relativistic frameworks
  • Appendix D. Working with Planckian units.

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