LEADER 05133nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910818581903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-91943-8 010 $a9786611919436 010 $a981-277-437-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000480117 035 $a(EBL)1679715 035 $a(OCoLC)820942730 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000183494 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11179825 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000183494 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10196154 035 $a(PQKB)10646350 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1679715 035 $a(WSP)00006010 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1679715 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10201351 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL191943 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000480117 100 $a20061016d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 13$aAn invitation to astrophysics /$fThanu Padmanabhan 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aHackensack, N.J. $cWorld Scientific$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (383 p.) 225 1 $aWorld Scientific series in astronomy and astrophysics ;$vv. 8 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-256-687-2 311 $a981-256-638-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 353-355) and index. 327 $aContents ; Preface ; Prologue ; 1 Gravitation ; 1.1 Orbits in Newtonian gravity ; 1.2 Precession and tides ; 1.3 Virial theorem ; 1.4 Gravitational collisions and relaxation ; 1.5 Relativistic gravity ; 1.6 Gravitational lensing ; 2 Radiative Processes 327 $a2.1 The origin of radiation 2.1.1 Radiation in classical theory ; 2.1.2 Radiation in quantum theory ; 2.2 Thermal radiation ; 2.3 Monochromatic plane wave ; 2.4 Astrophysical radiative processes ; 2.4.1 Thermal bremsstrahlung ; 2.4.2 Synchrotron radiation 327 $a2.4.3 Inverse Compton scattering 2.5 Radiative processes in quantum theory ; 2.5.1 Energy levels ; 2.5.2 Transition rates and cross sections ; 2.5.3 Ionisation and recombination ; 2.5.4 Spectral line profiles ; 3 Matter ; 3.1 Equations of state 327 $a3.2 Self-gravitating barotropic fluids 3.3 Flows of matter ; 3.3.1 Spherical accretion ; 3.3.2 Accretion disks ; 3.3.3 Shock waves and explosions ; 3.3.4 Turbulence ; 3.4 Basic plasma physics ; 3.4.1 Ionisation equilibrium of plasma ; 3.4.2 Electromagnetic fields in plasma 327 $a4 Stars and Stellar Evolution 4.1 When is gravity important? ; 4.2 Stellar magnitudes and colours ; 4.3 Modeling stellar structure ; 4.4 The Sun as a star ; 4.5 Overview of stellar evolution ; 4.5.1 Formation of a main sequence star ; 4.5.2 Life history of a star ; 5 Relics of Stars 327 $a5.1 Supernova remnants 330 $aThis unique book provides a clear and lucid description of several aspects of astrophysics and cosmology in a language understandable to a physicist or beginner in astrophysics. It presents the key topics in all branches of astrophysics and cosmology in a simple and concise language. The emphasis is on currently active research areas and exciting new frontiers rather than on more pedantic topics. Many complicated results are introduced with simple, novel derivations which strengthen the conceptual understanding of the subject. The book also contains over one hundred exercises which will help 410 0$aWorld Scientific series in astronomy and astrophysics ;$vv. 8. 606 $aAstrophysics 606 $aCosmology 615 0$aAstrophysics. 615 0$aCosmology. 676 $a523.01 700 $aPadmanabhan$b T$g(Thanu),$f1957-$049516 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818581903321 996 $aInvitation to astrophysics$9808660 997 $aUNINA