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Carroll, Bradley W. |
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An introduction to Modern Astrophysics |
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/ Bradley W. Carroll |
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San Francisco, New York |
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:Cambridge University Press |
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@2017 |
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xvii, 1278p. |
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Preface v <br/>I THE TOOLS OF ASTRONOMY<br/>1 (178)<br/>The Celestial Sphere<br/>2 (21)<br/>The Greek Tradition<br/>2 (3)<br/>The Copernican Revolution<br/>5 (3)<br/>Positions on the Celestial Sphere<br/>8 (11)<br/>Physics and Astronomy<br/>19 (4)<br/>Celestial Mechanics<br/>23 (34)<br/>Elliptical Orbits<br/>23 (6)<br/>Newtonian Mechanics<br/>29 (10)<br/>Kepler's Laws Derived<br/>39 (11)<br/>The Virial Theorem<br/>50 (7)<br/>The Continuous Spectrum of Light<br/>57 (27)<br/>Stellar Parallax<br/>57 (3)<br/>The Magnitude Scale<br/>60 (3)<br/>The Wave Nature of Light<br/>63 (5)<br/>Blackbody Radiation<br/>68 (3)<br/>The Quantization of Energy<br/>71 (4)<br/>The Color Index<br/>75 (9)<br/>The Theory of Special Relativity<br/>84 (27)<br/>The Failure of the Galilean Transformations<br/>84 (3)<br/>The Lorentz Transformations<br/>87 (5)<br/>Time and Space in Special Relativity<br/>92 (10)<br/>Relativistic Momentum and Energy<br/>102 (9)<br/>The Interaction of Light and Matter<br/>111 (30)<br/>Spectral Lines<br/>111 (5)<br/>Photons<br/>116 (3)<br/>The Bohr Model of the Atom<br/>119 (8)<br/>Quantum Mechanics and Wave--Particle Duality<br/>127 (14)<br/>Telescopes<br/>141 (38)<br/>Basic Optics<br/>141 (13)<br/>Optical Telescopes<br/>154 (7)<br/>Radio Telescopes<br/>161 (6)<br/>Infrared, Ultraviolet, X-ray, and Gamma-Ray Astronomy<br/>167 (3)<br/>All-Sky Surveys and Virtual Observatories<br/>170 (9)<br/>II THE NATURE OF STARS<br/>179 (534)<br/>Binary Systems and Stellar Parameters<br/>180 (22)<br/>The Classification of Binary Stars<br/>180 (3)<br/>Mass Determination Using Visual Binaries<br/>183 (3)<br/>Eclipsing, Spectroscopic Binaries<br/>186 (9)<br/>The Search for Extrasolar Planets<br/>195 (7)<br/>The Classification of Stellar Spectra<br/>202 (29)<br/>The Formation of Spectral Lines<br/>202 (17)<br/>The Hertzsprung--Russell Diagram<br/>219 (12)<br/>Stellar Atmospheres<br/>231 (53)<br/>The Description of the Radiation Field<br/>231 (7)<br/>Stellar Opacity<br/>238 (13)<br/>Radiative Transfer<br/>251 (4)<br/>The Transfer Equation<br/>255 (12)<br/>The Profiles of Spectral Lines<br/>267 (17)<br/>The Interiors of Stars<br/>284 (65)<br/>Hydrostatic Equilibrium<br/>284 (4)<br/>Pressure Equation of State<br/>288 (8)<br/>Stellar Energy Sources<br/>296 (19)<br/>Energy Transport and Thermodynamics<br/>315 (14)<br/>Stellar Model Building<br/>329 (11)<br/>The Main Sequence<br/>340 (9)<br/>The Sun<br/>349 (49)<br/>The Solar Interior<br/>349 (11)<br/>The Solar Atmosphere<br/>360 (21)<br/>The Solar Cycle<br/>381 (17)<br/>The Interstellar Medium and Star Formation<br/>398 (48)<br/>Interstellar Dust and Gas<br/>398 (14)<br/>The Formation of Protostars<br/>412 (13)<br/>Pre-Main Sequence Evolution<br/>425 (21)<br/>Main Sequence and Post-Main-Sequence Stellar Evolution<br/>446 (37)<br/>Evolution on the Main Sequence<br/>446 (11)<br/>Late Stages of Stellar Evolution<br/>457 (17)<br/>Stellar Clusters<br/>474 (9)<br/>Stellar Pulsation<br/>483 (35)<br/>Observations of Pulsating Stars<br/>483 (8)<br/>The Physics of Stellar Pulsation<br/>491 (8)<br/>Modeling Stellar Pulsation<br/>499 (4)<br/>Nonradial Stellar Pulsation<br/>503 (6)<br/>Helioseismology and Asteroseismology<br/>509 (9)<br/>The Fate of Massive Stars<br/>518 (39)<br/>Post-Main-Sequence Evolution of Massive Stars<br/>518 (6)<br/>The Classification of Supernovae<br/>524 (5)<br/>Core-Collapse Supernovae<br/>529 (14)<br/>Gamma-Ray Bursts<br/>543 (7)<br/>Cosmic Rays<br/>550 (7)<br/>The Degenerate Remnants of Stars<br/>557 (52)<br/>The Discovery of Sirius B<br/>557 (2)<br/>White Dwarfs<br/>559 (4)<br/>The Physics of Degenerate Matter<br/>563 (6)<br/>The Chandrasekhar Limit<br/>569 (3)<br/>The Cooling of White Dwarfs<br/>572 (6)<br/>Neutron Stars<br/>578 (8)<br/>Pulsars<br/>586 (23)<br/>General Relativity and Black Holes<br/>609 (44)<br/>The General Theory of Relativity<br/>609 (13)<br/>Intervals and Geodesics<br/>622 (11)<br/>Black Holes<br/>633 (20)<br/>Close Binary Star Systems<br/>653 (60)<br/>Gravity in a Close Binary Star System<br/>653 (8)<br/>Accretion Disks<br/>661 (7)<br/>A Survey of Interacting Binary Systems<br/>668 (5)<br/>White Dwarfs in Semidetached Binaries<br/>673 (13)<br/>Type la Supernovae<br/>686 (3)<br/>Neutron Stars and Black Holes in Binaries<br/>689 (24)<br/>III THE SOLAR SYSTEM<br/>713 (160)<br/>Physical Processes in the Solar System<br/>714 (23)<br/>A Brief Survey<br/>714 (5)<br/>Tidal Forces<br/>719 (5)<br/>The Physics of Atmospheres<br/>724 (13)<br/>The Terrestrial Planets<br/>737 (38)<br/>Mercury<br/>737 (3)<br/>Venus<br/>740 (5)<br/>Earth<br/>745 (9)<br/>The Moon<br/>754 (8)<br/>Mars<br/>762 (13)<br/>The Realms of the Giant Planets<br/>775 (38)<br/>The Giant Worlds<br/>775 (15)<br/>The Moons of the Giants<br/>790 (11)<br/>Planetary Ring Systems<br/>801 (12)<br/>Minor Bodies of the Solar System<br/>813 (35)<br/>Pluto and Charon<br/>813 (3)<br/>Comets and Kuiper Belt Objects<br/>816 (14)<br/>Asteroids<br/>830 (8)<br/>Meteorites<br/>838 (10)<br/>Formation of Planetary Systems<br/>848 (25)<br/>Characteristics of Extrasolar Planetary Systems<br/>848 (9)<br/>Planetary System Formation and Evolution<br/>857 (16)<br/>IV GALAXIES AND THE UNIVERSE<br/>873 <br/>The Milky Way Galaxy<br/>874 (66)<br/>Counting the Stars in the Sky<br/>874 (7)<br/>The Morphology of the Galaxy<br/>881 (17)<br/>The Kinematics of the Milky Way<br/>898 (24)<br/>The Galactic Center<br/>922 (18)<br/>The Nature of Galaxies<br/>940 (59)<br/>The Hubble Sequence<br/>940 (8)<br/>Spiral and Irregular Galaxies<br/>948 (16)<br/>Spiral Structure<br/>964 (19)<br/>Elliptical Galaxies<br/>983 (16)<br/>Galactic Evolution<br/>999 (39)<br/>Interactions of Galaxies<br/>999 (17)<br/>The Formation of Galaxies<br/>1016 (22)<br/>The Structure of the Universe<br/>1038 (47)<br/>The Extragalactic Distance Scale<br/>1038 (14)<br/>The Expansion of the Universe<br/>1052 (6)<br/>Clusters of Galaxies<br/>1058 (27)<br/>Active Galaxies<br/>1085 (59)<br/>Observations of Active Galaxies<br/>1085 (23)<br/>A Unified Model of Active Galactic Nuclei<br/>1108 (14)<br/>Radio Lobes and Jets<br/>1122 (8)<br/>Using Quasars to Probe the Universe<br/>1130 (14)<br/>Cosmology<br/>1144 (86)<br/>Newtonian Cosmology<br/>1144 (18)<br/>The Cosmic Microwave Background<br/>1162 (21)<br/>Relativistic Cosmology<br/>1183 (16)<br/>Observational Cosmology<br/>1199 (31)<br/>The Early Universe<br/>1230 <br/>The Very Early Universe and Inflation<br/>1230 (17)<br/>The Origin of Structure<br/>1247 <br/>Astronomical and Physical Constants <br/>Unit Conversions <br/>Solar System Data 1 (2)<br/>The Constellations 3 (2)<br/>The Brightest Stars 5 (2)<br/>The Nearest Stars 7 (2)<br/>Stellar Data 9 (4)<br/>The Messier Catalog 13 (3)<br/>Constants, A Programming Module 16 (1)<br/>Orbit, A Planetary Orbit Code 17 (1)<br/>TwoStars, A Binary Star Code 18 (5)<br/>StarStar, A Stellar Structure Code 23 (3)<br/>Galaxy, A Tidal Interaction Code 26 (3)<br/>WMAP Data 29 (1)<br/>Suggested Reading 30 |
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An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics, Second Edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect the dramatic changes and advancements in astrophysics that have occurred over the past decade. The Second Edition of this market-leading book has been updated to include the latest results from relevant fields of astrophysics and advances in our theoretical understanding of astrophysical phenomena. The Tools of Astronomy: The Celestial Sphere, Celestial Mechanics, The Continuous Spectrum of Light, The Theory of Special Relativity, The Interaction of Light and Matter, Telescopes; The Nature of Stars: Binary Systems and Stellar Parameters, The Classification of Stellar Spectra, Stellar Atmospheres, The Interiors of Stars, The Sun, The Process of Star Formation, Post-Main-Sequence Stellar Evolution, Stellar Pulsation, Supernovae, The Degenerate Remnants of Stars, Black Holes, Close Binary Star Systems; Planetary Systems: Physical Processes in the Solar System, The Terrestrial Planets, The Jovian Worlds, Minor Bodies of the Solar System, The Formation of Planetary Systems; Galaxies and the Universe: The Milky Way Galaxy, The Nature of Galaxies, Galactic Evolution, The Structure of the Universe, Active Galaxies, Cosmology, The Early Universe; Astronomical and Physical Constants, Unit Conversions Between SI and cgs, Solar System Data, The Constellations, The Brightest Stars, The Nearest Stars, Stellar Data, The Messier Catalog, Constants, A Constants Module for Fortran 95 (Available as a C++ header file), Orbits, A Planetary Orbit Code (Available as Fortran 95 and C++ command line versions, and Windows GUI), TwoStars, A Binary Star Code (Generates synthetic light and radial velocity curves; available as Fortran 95 and C++ command line versions, and Windows GUI), StatStar, A Stellar Structure Code (Available as Fortran 95 and C++ command line versions, and Windows GUI), StatStar, Stellar Models, Galaxy, A Tidal Interaction Code (Available as Java), WMAP Data. For all readers interested in morden astrophysics. |
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Astronomy |
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Specific celestial bodies and phenomena |
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Astrophysics |
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Astrophysique Manuels d'enseignement supérieur |
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