An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics
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; and computational exercises to numerically model astronomical systems, the second edition of An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics is the go-to textbook for learning the core astrophysics curriculum as well as the many advances in the field.
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MAIN-SEQUENCE STARS MASQUERADING AS YOUNG STELLAR OBJECTS IN THE CENTRAL MOLECULAR ZONE
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Critical Reexamination of the Event of the Splitting of the Moon in Light of the Noble Qur'an
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- Authors
- Carroll, B. W., Ostlie, D. A., & Friedlander, M.
- Affiliations
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Venue
- Physics Today
- Publisher
- AIP Publishing
- Published
- 1997-05-01
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 66-67
- ISSN
- 0031-9228 (ISSN-L)
- 1945-0699
- OpenAlex
- W2606806660
- Cited by
- 79
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2020: 2 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 2
- Type
- book review
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Physics Today (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › History and Developments in Astronomy
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Instrumentation › Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Keywords
- solar system, stellar astrophysics, extragalactic astronomy, cosmology
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