Author: Fulvio Melia
Publisher: Princeton University Pre
Keywords: astrophysics, series, princeton, energy
Number of Pages: 388
Published: 2009-01-26
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0691140294
ISBN-13: 9780691140292

High-energy astrophysics involves the study of exceedingly dynamic and energetic phenomena occurring near the most extreme celestial objects known to exist, such as black holes, neutron stars, white dwarfs, and supernova remnants. High-Energy Astrophysics provides graduate and advanced undergraduate students with the most complete, self-contained introduction to the subject available. This textbook covers all the essentials, weaving together the latest theory with the experimental techniques, instrumentation, and observational methods astronomers use to study high-energy radiation from space.

Author: Wolfgang Kundt
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: astrophysics, library, astronomy, approach, new
Number of Pages: 236
Published: 2004-12-22
List price: $89.95
ISBN-10: 3540223460
ISBN-13: 9783540223467

For a quantitative understanding of the physics of the universe - from the solar system through the milky way to clusters of galaxies all the way to cosmology - these edited lecture notes are perhaps among the most concise and also among the most critical ones: Astrophysics has not yet stood the redundancy test of laboratory physics, hence should be aware of early interpretations. Special chapters are devoted to magnetic and radiation processes, supernovae, disks, black-hole candidacy, bipolar flows, cosmic rays, gamma-ray bursts, image distortions, and special sources. At the same time, plane

Author: M. Goosse
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: astrophysics, science, library, space, magnetohydrodynamics, plasma, introduction
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2003-08-31
List price: $89.95
ISBN-10: 1402014333
ISBN-13: 9781402014338

Most of the visible matter in the universe exists in the plasma state. Plasmas are of major importance for space physics, solar physics, and astrophysics. On Earth they are essential for magnetic controlled thermonuclear fusion. This textbook collects lecture notes from a one-semester course taught at the K.U. Leuven to advanced undergraduate students in applied mathematics and physics. A particular strength of this book is that it provides a low threshold introduction to plasmas with an emphasis on first principles and fundamental concepts and properties. The discussion of plasma models is

Authors:Claus E. Rolfs, William S. Rodney,
Publisher: University Of Chicago Pre
Keywords: astrophysics, theoretical, nuclear, cosmos, cauldrons
Number of Pages: 580
Published: 2005-08-01
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0226724573
ISBN-13: 9780226724577

Nuclear astrophysics is, in essence, a science that attempts to understand and explain the physical universe beyond the Earth by studying its smallest particles. Cauldrons in the Cosmos, by Claus E. Rolfs and William S. Rodney, serves as a basic introduction to these endeavors. From the major discoveries in the field to a discussion of the makeup of stars to an explanation of standard lab techniques, this text provides students and scientists alike a thorough and fascinating survey of the accomplishments, goals, and methods of nuclear astrophysics. A classic in its field, Cauldrons in the Cosm

Authors:Jorge G. Hirsch, Danny Page,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: astrophysics, contemporary, cambridge, nuclear, particle
Number of Pages: 313
Published: 1998-08-13
List price: $137.00
ISBN-10: 052163010X
ISBN-13: 9780521630108

What is the Universe made of? How old is it? How does a supernova explode? Can we detect black holes? And where do cosmic rays originate? This volume provides a comprehensive and pedagogical introduction to modern ideas and challenging problems in nuclear and particle astrophysics. Articles written by eight leading experts cover a wealth of exciting topics. Together, they present the Universe as a laboratory for testing cutting-edge physics. This timely volume successfully bridges the gap between conference proceedings and specialized monographs. It provides an invaluable resource for graduate

Author: George A. Kyrala (Editor)
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: astrophysics, space, science, laboratory, density, energy
Number of Pages: 404
Published: 2005-09-01
List price: $189.00
ISBN-10: 1402034830
ISBN-13: 9781402034831

During the past several years, research teams around the world have developed astrophysics-relevant utilizing high energy-density facilities such as intense lasers and z-pinches. Research is underway in many areas, such as compressible hydrodynamic mixing, strong shock phenomena, radiation flow, radiative shocks and jets, complex opacities, equations of stat, and relativistic plasmas. Beyond this current research and the papers it is producing, plans are being made for the application, to astrophysics-relevant research, of the 2 MJ National Ignition Facility (NIF) laser at Lawrence Livermore N

Author: Arnold O. Benz
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: astrophysics, space, science, library, coronae, solar, kinetic, processes, plasma, stellar
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 2002-06-30
List price: $199.00
ISBN-10: 1402006950
ISBN-13: 9781402006951

This thoroughly revised textbook is a basic introduction to plasma phenomena in solar and stellar coronae emphasizing non-MHD aspects. The natural way in which the author unifies observations and theory gives a wide perspective to the subject. An important feature is the lucidly written presentation of the fundamentals of plasma physics. The basic theory thus developed is then extended to some exemplary and important observations of coronal dynamics, such as coronal currents, particle acceleration, propagation of particle beams, and shocks. The book has grown from teaching introducto