Astrophysics in a nutshell
By: Dan Maoz
Edition: Second edition.
Series: In a nutshell; In a nutshell (Princeton, N.J.)
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780691164793
Subjects: Astrophysics; Textbooks
Description: A concise but thorough introduction to the observational data and theoretical concepts underlying modern astronomy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Stars : basic observations; title: Stellar physics; title: Stellar evolution and stellar remnants; title: Star formation and the interstellar medium; title: Extrasolar planets; title: The Milky Way and other galaxies; title: Cosmology: basic observations; title: Big Bang cosmology; title: Tests and probes of Big Bang cosmology.