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An invitation to astrophysics / / Thanu Padmanabhan
| An invitation to astrophysics / / Thanu Padmanabhan |
| Autore | Padmanabhan T (Thanu), <1957-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (383 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.01 |
| Collana | World Scientific series in astronomy and astrophysics |
| Soggetto topico |
Astrophysics
Cosmology |
| ISBN |
1-281-91943-8
9786611919436 981-277-437-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents ; 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
2.1 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 2.4.3 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 3.2 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 4 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 5.1 Supernova remnants |
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Padmanabhan T (Thanu), <1957->
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| Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Quantum themes : the charms of the microworld / / Thanu Padmanabhan
| Quantum themes : the charms of the microworld / / Thanu Padmanabhan |
| Autore | Padmanabhan T (Thanu), <1957-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (238 p.) |
| Disciplina |
530.11
530.12 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cosmology
Mathematical statistics Microphysics Quantum theory |
| ISBN |
1-282-44259-7
9786612442599 981-283-547-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface; Contents; 1. The hubris of classical physics; 2. And then there was Einstein; 3. Madness of the micro-world; 4. Particles, particles everywhere; 5. Cosmos and the quantum; 6. Matters of gravity; 7. In the beginning .; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827471903321 |
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Padmanabhan T (Thanu), <1957->
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| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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