Essential Astrophysics

• Main Author: Lang, Kenneth R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Astrophysics.; Astrobiology.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35963-7

Essential Astrophysics is a book to learn or teach from, as well as a fundamental reference volume for anyone interested in astronomy and astrophysics. It presents astrophysics from basic principles without requiring any previous study of astronomy or astrophysics. It serves as a comprehensive intro...

Table of Contents:

• List of focus elements
• List of tables
• Preface
• 1. Observing the Universe
• 2. Radiation
• 3. Gravity
• 4. Cosmic Motion
• 5. Moving Particles
• 6. Detecting Atoms in Stars
• 7. Transmutation of Elements
• 8. What Makes the Sun Shine?
• 9. The Extended Solar Atmosphere
• 10. The Sun Amongst the Stars
• 11. The Material Between the Stars
• 12. Formation of the Stars and their Planets
• 13 Stellar End States
• 14 A Larger, Expanding Universe
• 15 Origin, Evolution, and Destiny of the Observable Universe
• Appendix I Constants
• Appendix II Units
• Appendix III Fundamental Equations
• Author index
• Subject index.