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Astrophysics in a nutshell / Dan Maoz.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2016.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xviii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9780691164793 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 523.01 23 M296
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Stars : basic observations -- 3. Stellar physics -- 4. Stellar evolution and stellar remnants -- 5. Star formation and the interstellar medium -- 6. Extrasolar planets -- 7. Milky Way and other galaxies -- 8. Cosmology : basic observations -- 9. Big Bang cosmology -- 10. Tests and probes of Big Bang cosmology.
Summary: A concise but thorough introduction to the observational data and theoretical concepts underlying modern astronomy.
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Includes index.

1. Introduction --
2. Stars : basic observations --
3. Stellar physics --
4. Stellar evolution and stellar remnants --
5. Star formation and the interstellar medium --
6. Extrasolar planets --
7. Milky Way and other galaxies --
8. Cosmology : basic observations --
9. Big Bang cosmology --
10. Tests and probes of Big Bang cosmology.

A concise but thorough introduction to the observational data and theoretical concepts underlying modern astronomy.

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