Astrophysical Concepts

Astronomy and Astrophysics Library

by Martin Harwit

Now in its 4th edition, this classic text presents a quantitative understanding of a range of astrophysical concepts. Emphasizing physical concepts, the book outlines cosmic events but does not portray them in detail. Instead, it provides a series of astrophysical sketches showing how to obtain quantitative insights into the structure and evolution of stars, the dynamics of cosmic gases, the large-scale behavior of the universe, and the origins of life. Nearly every part of the text has been reconsidered and rewritten for the new edition; new sections cover recent developments, and the remainder has been revised and brought up to date.

Genres: Astronomy, Science, Physics, Textbooks, Reference

732 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[فرهاد ذکاوت]

A nice introductory to going into details but undergraduates can follow easily and may be interested when they face to 3 chapters about Thermodynamics, Electromagnetism and Quantum Mechanics, which you can not find in many maybe any text books(at least as i reviewed numbers of books in this area). You can find many area of research fields such as radio, Gamma and so on in a little more details than many introductory books.

[James]

Springer-Verlag's Astronomy & Astrophysics Library is excellent as is this book. It covers the basic astrophysical concepts and the math behind them with rigor. This volume covers gravity, electromagnetic processes, quantum processes, stars-- their evolution and properties, the interstellar medium and cosmology.