Essential Astrophysics
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This book takes a reader on a tour of astronomical phenomena: from the vastness of the interstellar medium, to the formation and evolution of stars and planetary systems, through to white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes, the final objects of the stellar graveyard.
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Shantanu Basu is an astrophysicist and a professor at The University of Western Ontario, Canada. He is known for research contributions on the formation of gravitationally-collapsed objects in the universe: stars, planets, brown dwarfs, and supermassive black holes. He is one of the originators of the migrating embryo scenario of episodic accretion onto young stars. He has been recognized for his teaching excellence and his contributions to the astronomical community include organizing many conferences and training schools.
Pranav Sharma is an astronomer and science historian known for his work on the history of the Indian Space Program. He has curated the Space Museum at the B. M. Birla Science Centre (Hyderabad, India). He is in-charge of the history of Indo-French scientific partnership project supported by the Embassy of France in India. He is a national-award-winning science communicator and has extensively worked on the popularization of astronomy education in India.
Inhalt
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Interstellar Medium
Chapter 3 Star Formation
Chapter 4 Stars
Chapter 5 Stellar Evolution
Chapter 6 Stellar and Planetary Systems
Chapter 7 Stellar Remnants
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- Allgemeine Informationen
- GTIN 09781032105635
 - Genre Physics
 - Anzahl Seiten 158
 - Herausgeber CRC Press
 - Größe H234mm x B156mm
 - Jahr 2021
 - EAN 9781032105635
 - Format Kartonierter Einband
 - ISBN 978-1-03-210563-5
 - Veröffentlichung 27.09.2021
 - Titel Essential Astrophysics
 - Autor Shantanu Basu , Pranav Sharma
 - Untertitel Interstellar Medium to Stellar Remnants
 - Gewicht 254g
 - Sprache Englisch