LEADER 03658nam 22005415 450 001 9910678242703321 005 20251008133506.0 010 $a9783031168055$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783031168048 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-16805-5 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7206852 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7206852 035 $a(CKB)26183507800041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-16805-5 035 $a(PPN)268205086 035 $a(MiFhGG)9783031168055 035 $a(EXLCZ)9926183507800041 100 $a20230228d2023 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAstrophysics Is Easy! $eAn Introduction for the Amateur Astronomer /$fby Michael Inglis 205 $a3rd ed. 2023. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (462 pages) 225 1 $aThe Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series,$x2197-6562 311 08$aPrint version: Inglis, Michael Astrophysics Is Easy! Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031168048 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Tools of the trade -- 2. The Solar System -- 3. The Interstellar Medium -- 4. Star Birth -- 5. The Sun and Stars -- 6. The Death of Stars -- 7. Special Relativity -- 8. General Relativity. 9. Black Holes -- 10. Exoplanets -- 11. Galaxies -- 12. Active Galaxies -- 13. Cosmology -- 14. The Speculative Universe -- Endnote -- Index. 330 $aAstrophysics is often ?with some justification ? regarded as incomprehensible without the use of higher mathematics. Consequently, many amateur astronomers miss out on some of the most fascinating aspects of the subject. Astrophysics Is Easy! cuts through the difficult mathematics and explains the basics of astrophysics in accessible terms. Using nothing more than plain arithmetic and simple examples, the workings of the universe are outlined in a straightforward yet detailed and easy-to-grasp manner. Following on the success of the first and second editions, this fully updated third edition covers the significant changes in astrophysics theories and research that have occurred in the last five years, including new material on: exomoons, exocomets and exoasteroids; Special and General Relativity; gravitational waves, their origins and detection; telescope optics; black hole astrophysics; and more. For each topic under discussion, an observing list is included so thatobservers can actually see for themselves the concepts presented ? stars of the spectral sequence, nebulae, galaxies, even black holes. The book also features in-text, nonmathematical questions and end-of-chapter problems ? all with their accompanying solutions ? to help readers discuss and digest the material. This new 3rd edition contains several expanded and completely new chapters, and for the first time each chapter now contains many unique and relevant thought questions and numerical problems. 410 0$aThe Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series,$x2197-6562 606 $aAstronomy 606 $aAstronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences 606 $aAstronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences 615 0$aAstronomy. 615 14$aAstronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences. 615 24$aAstronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences. 676 $a523.01 676 $a523.01 700 $aInglis$b Mike$0955713 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910678242703321 996 $aAstrophysics is easy$93373338 997 $aUNINA