Description

This product is an alternate version of:
Carroll & Ostlie,  Introduction to Modern Astrophysics, An, 2/E

Features

• Fundamental physical concepts are presented early in the book to help students understand the development of ideas in later chapters.
• Each topic is approached in the context of major unresolved questions in astrophysics.
• A condensed overview of stellar astrophysics allows the reader to understand critical processes that affect galactic structure and evolution.
• Computer programs included with the text allow students to explore the physics of stars and galaxies.
• In designing a curriculum, instructors can combine core and extended chapters with the optional advanced sections so as to meet their individual goals.
• The text emphasizes computational physics, including computer problems and on-line programs. The book includes a selection of more than 500 problems.

New To This Edition

• Latest results from relevant fields of astrophysics are incorporated into the text and the figures.
• chapter has been revised with careful attention to the clarity of arguments and explanations.
• New images have been carefully selected to reflect recent developments and discoveries in astrophysics.
• Line art has been redrawn for greater clarity.
• Additional problems have been added at the end of each chapter, and problems from the first edition have been revised and updated as appropriate.
• Supporting computer codes have been rewritten to improve readability and ease of use. The revised codes incorporate the latest computer language standards.
• The associated web site has been substantially revised and updated to support the textbook.
• The adopted system of units has been changed to SI from cgs units.
• The suggested readings have been updated to provide students with additional information on the latest developments in astrophysics.

Table of Contents

I.  The Tools of Astronomy

1.  The Celestial Sphere

2.  Celestial Mechanics

3.  The Continuous Spectrum of Light

4.  The Theory of Special Relativity

5.  The Interaction of Light and Matter

6.  Telescopes

7. Binary Systems and Stellar Parameters

8. The Classification of Stellar Spectra

9. Stellar Atmospheres

10. The Interiors of Stars

11. The Sun

12. The Process of Star Formation

13. PostMainSequence Stellar Evolution

14. Stellar Pulsation

15. Supernovae

16. The Degenerate Remnants of Stars

17. Black Holes

18. Close Binary Star Systems

A. Astronomical and Physical Constants

B. Unit Conversions Between SI and cgs

C. The Constellations

D. Stellar Data

E. The Messier Catalog
F. Galaxy, A Tidal Interaction Code

G. WMAP Data

Courses

Introductory Astrophysics  (Physics & Astronomy)

Astronomy Media Workbook (Download only with SkyGazer 5.0), 7/E
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©2012  |  Addison-Wesley  |  On-line Supplement  |  Live
ISBN-10: 0321741242  |  ISBN-13: 9780321741240
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