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Author : Robert Anson Heinlein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781582881843
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (818 download)
Download or read book Off the Main Sequence written by Robert Anson Heinlein and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin Harwit
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 147572019X
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (757 download)
Download or read book Astrophysical Concepts written by Martin Harwit and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My principal aim in writing this book was to present a wide range of astrophysical topics in sufficient depth to give the reader a general quantitative understanding of the subject. The book outlines cosmic events but does not portray them in detail-it provides aseries of astrophysical sketches. I think this approach befits the present uncertainties and changing views in astrophysics. The material is based on notes I prepared for a course aimed at seniors and beginning graduate students in physics and astronomy at Cornell. This course defined the level at which the book is written. For readers who are versed in physics but are unfamiliar with astronomical terminology, Appendix A is included. It gives a brief background of astronomical concepts and should be read before starting the main text. The first few chapters outline the scope of modern astrophysics and deal with elementary problems concerning the size and mass of cosmic objects. However, it soon becomes apparent that a broad foundation in physics is needed to proceed. This base is developed in Chapters 4 to 7 by using, as ex am pIes, specific astronomi cal situations. Chapters 8 to 10 enlarge on the topics first outlined in Chapter I and show how we can obtain quantitative insights into the structure and evolution of stars, the dynamics of co~mic gases, and the large-scale behavior of the universe.
Author : Carl J. Hansen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1468402145
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (684 download)
Download or read book Stellar Interiors written by Carl J. Hansen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That trees should have been cut down to provide paper for this book was an ecological afIront. From a book review. - Anthony Blond (in the Spectator, 1983) The first modern text on our subject, Structure and Evolution of the Stars, was published over thirty years ago. In it, Martin Schwarzschild described numerical experiments that successfully reproduced most of the observed properties of the majority of stars seen in the sky. He also set the standard for a lucid description of the physics of stellar interiors. Ten years later, in 1968, John P. Cox's tw~volume monograph Principles of Stellar Structure appeared, as did the more specialized text Principles of Stellar Evolution and Nuc1eosynthesis by Donald D. Clayton-and what a difference ten years had made. The field had matured into the basic form that it remains today. The past twenty-plus years have seen this branch of astrophysics flourish and develop into a fundamental pillar of modern astrophysics that addresses an enormous variety of phenomena. In view of this it might seem foolish to offer another text of finite length and expect it to cover any more than a fraction of what should be discussed to make it a thorough and self-contained reference. Well, it doesn't. Our specific aim is to introduce only the fundamentals of stellar astrophysics. You will find little reference here to black holes, millisecond pulsars, and other "sexy" objects.
Author : Marc Leslie Kutner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521529273
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (292 download)
Download or read book Astronomy: A Physical Perspective written by Marc Leslie Kutner and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-07-31 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully revised and updated text is a comprehensive introduction to astronomical objects and phenomena. By applying some basic physical principles to a variety of situations, students will learn how to relate everyday physics to the astronomical world. Starting with the simplest objects, the text contains explanations of how and why astronomical phenomena occur, and how astronomers collect and interpret information about stars, galaxies and the solar system. The text looks at the properties of stars, star formation and evolution; neutron stars and black holes; the nature of galaxies; and the structure of the universe. It examines the past, present and future states of the universe; and final chapters use the concepts that have been developed to study the solar system, its formation; the possibility of finding other planetary systems; and the search for extraterrestrial life. This comprehensive text contains useful equations, chapter summaries, worked examples and end-of-chapter problem sets.
Author : Stuart Raby
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814602485
Total Pages : 623 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)
Download or read book Buidling Blocks Of Creation, The: From Microfermis To Megaparsecs - Proceedings Of The 1993 Theoretical Advanced Study Institute In Elementary Particle Physics (Tasi 1993) written by Stuart Raby and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1994-10-10 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Particle physics and cosmology are united in the standard hot big bang model. This volume contains pedagogical lectures on the experimental and theoretical status of the standard models of particle physics and cosmology as well as their extensions, with an overall focus on the strong interplay between these two fields.
Author : Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780812513912
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (139 download)
Download or read book Requiem written by Robert A. Heinlein and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1994-08-15 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthology of science fiction stories by Robert A. Heinlein including two new novellas Destination Moon and Tenderfoot in Space.
Author : Marshal H. Wrubel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642459080
Total Pages : 838 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (424 download)
Download or read book Astrophysik II: Sternaufbau / Astrophysics II: Stellar Structure written by Marshal H. Wrubel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sects. 12, 13. 89 sequence and that subgiant and fainter stars in globular clusters have ultraviolet excesses. When dealing with stars whose physical properties are imperfectly under stood, such as in globular cluster stars, we cannot rely too heavily on the empiri cal calibration by the kinds of stars used to define Fig. 5, to determine their true, unreddened U-B, B-V curve. But if by a combination of arguments, principally the reddening in the region of the stars we do known about, we can assign a fairly probable unreddened U-B, B-V curve to a group of stars about which we know little, the argument may be turned around. In this case some information may be gained about the energy envelope of the stars by examining the differences between the normal two-color index curves for the unknown group of stars compared to the known. In general there seem to be two possible causes for different stars defining different normal sequences in the U-B, B-V plane. One, the relative energy distribution in the continuum in the U, B and V photometry bands are different. An example of this is the effect of the Balmer depression in supergiants. This, of course, requires deviation from black body radiation curves for one or both groups of stars. This cause seems to be the dominant effect for very blue, hot stars where the depression of the continuum by absorption lines is at a minimum.
Author : Judith Ann Irwin
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 111962357X
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (196 download)
Download or read book Astrophysics written by Judith Ann Irwin and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ASTROPHYSICS This is a balanced textbook presenting the theory and observations of stars and their evolution—a cornerstone of Astrophysics. Astrophysics: Decoding the Stars is a companion volume to Astrophysics: Decoding the Cosmos from astrophysics teacher and researcher, Professor Judith Irwin. The text presents an accessible, student-friendly guide to the key theories and principles of stars, emphasizing the close connection between observation and theory. To aid in reader comprehension, the text includes online resources and problems at the end of each chapter. Many highlighted boxes summarize key concepts or point to example stars that can be seen with the naked eye. The text focuses on physical concepts, but it also refers to the results of numerical models using online resources. Sample topics covered in Astrophysics: Decoding the Stars include: The Sun, gaseous and radiative processes Stellar interiors, energy transport mechanisms, stellar cores and nuclear energy generation, the global energy budget, timescales, and stability Observational constraints, variable stars, and star formation from molecular clouds to the ZAMS Evolutionary tracks on the HR diagram for stars of different masses, and how stars end their lives Stellar remnants — white dwarfs, neutron stars and pulsars, and black holes Astrophysics: Decoding the Stars is a highly useful textbook resource for second- to fourth-year undergraduate students pursuing an Astrophysics program, along with Physics undergraduates who have opted to take stellar structure and evolution as part of their program. It will also be useful for new graduate students who want a solid grounding in stellar astrophysics.
Author : Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312875572
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (755 download)
Download or read book The Fantasies of Robert A. Heinlein written by Robert A. Heinlein and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-05-17 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert A. Heinlein, the dean of American SF writers, also wrote fantasy fiction throughout his long career, but especially in the early 1940s. The Golden Age of SF was also a time of revolution in fantasy fiction, and Heinlein was at the forefront. His fantasies were convincingly set in the real world, particularly those published in the famous magazine Unknown Worlds, including such stories as "Magic, Inc.," "'They--,'" and "The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag." Now all of Heinlein's best fantasy short stories, most of them long novellas, have been collected in one big volume for the first time.
Author : Robert C. Bless
Publisher : University Science Books
ISBN 13 : 9780935702675
Total Pages : 788 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Discovering the Cosmos written by Robert C. Bless and published by University Science Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text has two objectives: to describe the leading ideas and concepts of modern astronomy; and to indicate how astronomy in particular and physical science in general developed, what its methods are, its goals and its limitations.
Author : E M Levesque
Publisher : Myprint
ISBN 13 : 9780750318471
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (184 download)
Download or read book Astrophysics of Red Supergiants written by E M Levesque and published by Myprint. This book was released on 2017-12-29 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Theo Koupelis
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 0763743879
Total Pages : 675 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (637 download)
Download or read book In Quest of the Universe written by Theo Koupelis and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2007 with total page 675 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New to this Edition! A new chapter on the Night Sky urges students to become "backyard astronomers" and observe the sky on multiple clear nights while taking note of the patterns of the positions of stars and planets.New to this
Author : Stefan Wurm
Publisher : ATICE LLC
ISBN 13 : 1951894006
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (518 download)
Download or read book The Human Condition written by Stefan Wurm and published by ATICE LLC. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over a very short period, only a few hundred years, our understanding of the cosmos, our planet Earth, the evolution of life on it, and the beginnings of our very own human endeavor have radically changed. These revolutions in science and technology have dramatically altered our societies in many ways. For quite some time it seemed as if our planets resources were unlimited. Today we know that this is not the case. Human civilizations are shaping our planets future in ways that have profound consequences for all other life on Earth as well as for us. We need to reflect broadly on what defines our human condition if we wish our societies to be successful in navigating a future that cannot be just ours but must include the broad diversity of life on Earth without which humankind will not survive. This book tells the story of how we discovered the universe, how we learned about our planet and the life evolving on it, how humanity emerged from pre-history, and what some of the future of our civilizations could hold.
Author : Bernard Schutz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521455060
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (55 download)
Download or read book Gravity from the Ground Up written by Bernard Schutz and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-12-04 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book invites the reader to understand our Universe, not just marvel at it. From the clock-like motions of the planets to the catastrophic collapse of a star into a black hole, gravity controls the Universe. Gravity is central to modern physics, helping to answer the deepest questions about the nature of time, the origin of the Universe and the unification of the forces of nature. Linking key experiments and observations through careful physical reasoning, the author builds the reader's insight step-by-step from simple but profound facts about gravity on Earth to the frontiers of research. Topics covered include the nature of stars and galaxies, the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy, black holes, gravitational waves, inflation and the Big Bang. Suitable for general readers and for undergraduate courses, the treatment uses only high-school level mathematics, supplemented by optional computer programs, to explain the laws of physics governing gravity.
Author : M. A. C. Perryman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521514894
Total Pages : 695 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (215 download)
Download or read book Astronomical Applications of Astrometry written by M. A. C. Perryman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative account of the contributions to science made by the Hipparcos satellite, for astronomers, astrophysicists and cosmologists.
Author : Jay M. Pasachoff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110768756X
Total Pages : 629 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (76 download)
Download or read book The Cosmos written by Jay M. Pasachoff and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting introduction to astronomy, using recent discoveries and stunning photography to inspire non-science majors about the Universe and science.
Author : Andrew King
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191633844
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (916 download)
Download or read book Stars: A Very Short Introduction written by Andrew King and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2012-07-26 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every atom of our bodies has been part of a star. Our very own star, the Sun, is crucial to the development and sustainability of life on Earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a modern, authoritative examination of how stars live, producing all the chemical elements beyond helium, and how they die, sometimes spectacularly, to end as remnants such as black holes. Andrew King shows how understanding the stars is key to understanding the galaxies they inhabit, and thus the history of our entire Universe, as well as the existence of planets like our own. King presents a fascinating exploration of the science of stars, from the mechanisms that allow stars to form and the processes that allow them to shine, as well as the results of their inevitable death. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
