Carroll, Bradley W.
Titolo / Responsabilità: An Introduction to modern astrophysics / Bradley W. Carroll, Weber State University, Utah, Dale A. Ostlie, Weber State University, Utah
Second Edition, Reissued
Pubblicazione: Cambridge University Press , 2017
Descrizione fisica:
xvii, 1278, A-32, I-31 Seiten : Illustrationen, Diagramme ; 190 x 253 mm
ISBN: 9781108422161
Data:2017
Lingua:
Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Nota:
- englisch
- Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
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Abstract:
An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics is a comprehensive, well-organized and engaging text covering every major area of modern astrophysics, from the solar system and stellar astronomy to galactic and extragalactic astrophysics, and cosmology. Designed to provide students with a working knowledge of modern astrophysics, this textbook is suitable for astronomy and physics majors who have had a first-year introductory physics course with calculus. Featuring a brief summary of the main scientific discoveries that have led to our current understanding of the universe; worked examples to facilitate the understanding of the concepts presented in the book; end-of-chapter problems to practice the skills acquired.