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Astrophysics: A New Approach

By Wolfgang Kundt

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2004
ISBN
3540223460, 9783540223467
Open Library ID
OL21188389M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3557826 bytes)
Series
Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
Edition
2nd
Pages
226\226
Topic
Physics Astronomy
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04
Физика;Астрономия и астрофизика;Астрофизика

Description

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, planet earth is viewed as the arena for life, with plants and animals having evolved to homo sapiens during cosmic time. -- This text is unique in covering the basic qualitative and quantitative tools, formulae as well as numbers, needed for the precise interpretation of frontline phenomena. The author compares mainstream interpretations with new and even controversial ones he wishes to emphasize. The second edition includes numerous updates throughout the book and, in addition, it contains a list of alternative explanations to astrophysical findings that can be seen as a serious testing ground for young scientists.

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