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Artikelmerkmale
- Artikelzustand
- Book Title
- Astrophysics in a Nutshell (In a Nutshell Series)
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Genre
- Physics
- Topic
- Science
- ISBN
- 9780691125848
Über dieses Produkt
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691125848
ISBN-13
9780691125848
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57011707
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Astrophysics in a Nutshell
Subject
Physics / Astrophysics
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Series
In a Nutshell Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
10.2 in
Item Width
7.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2006-050588
Reviews
"Astrophysics in a Nutshell is just that--a no-nonsense, fast-paced textbook that authoritatively covers the concepts underlying modern astronomy at an advanced undergraduate level. Dan Maoz does a remarkably good job of presenting the widest range of material that can be reasonably contained in a serious one-semester course. The book's scholarship is excellent and fully up to date, and I will certainly adopt it in my undergraduate class." -- Greg Laughlin, "I have nothing but praise for this textbook. It is a significant contribution to a field that is short on introductions to astronomy for science majors. Astrophysics in a Nutshell fills a basic need, and I will give it a try in my course." --Lynne Hillenbrand, California Institute of Technology, Praise from professors who have adopted the book: Many texts are aimed at being useful to a broad audience. Their aims are generally to be terse, yet informative and pedagogical, accessible, yet current. No book succeeds at this the way Astrophysics in a Nutshell by Maoz does. Despite being cast as an upper-level undergraduate text, I routinely recommend this book for students from beginning undergraduates to beginning graduate students and they all benefit from studying it." --Andrew Zentner, University of Pittsburgh, The presentation of so much material within 250 pages is done very skillfully, with a judicious balance between mathematical discussion and physical argument. The pedagogic value of the text is greatly enhanced by the problems given at the end of each chapter. Altogether, the book lives well up to the publisher's declared aims., "[M]aoz makes generous and excellent use of back-of-the-envelope calculations and approximations to the more complete theory, accurate enough to both illustrate the physics and to arrive at decent numerical answers...Lots of material is squeezed into this thin volume. The treatment of stellar physics is particularly insightful; other topics--galaxies and galactic structure and cosmology, are also very well done." --K.L. Schick, Choice, The presentation of so much material within 250 pages is done very skillfully, with a judicious balance between mathematical discussion and physical argument. The pedagogic value of the text is greatly enhanced by the problems given at the end of each chapter. Altogether, the book lives well up to the publisher's declared aims. -- Leon Mestel, The Observatory, " Astrophysics in a Nutshell introduces the serious student to the tools, diversity, and power of modern astrophysical theory. In one panoramic volume, both text and reference, the author presents and applies essential concepts and equations, introducing the methods by which we seek to understand the inner workings of the cosmos. It will make a useful addition to the libraries of novice and pundit alike." --Adam Burrows, University of Arizona, " Astrophysics in a Nutshell is just that--a no-nonsense, fast-paced textbook that authoritatively covers the concepts underlying modern astronomy at an advanced undergraduate level. Dan Maoz does a remarkably good job of presenting the widest range of material that can be reasonably contained in a serious one-semester course. The book's scholarship is excellent and fully up to date, and I will certainly adopt it in my undergraduate class." --Greg Laughlin, University of California, Santa Cruz, "[M]aoz makes generous and excellent use of back-of-the-envelope calculations and approximations to the more complete theory, accurate enough to both illustrate the physics and to arrive at decent numerical answers...Lots of material is squeezed into this thin volume. The treatment of stellar physics is particularly insightful; other topics--galaxies and galactic structure and cosmology, are also very well done." ---K.L. Schick, Choice, Winner of the 2009 Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award for an academic book, American Astronomical Society One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007, The presentation of so much material within 250 pages is done very skillfully, with a judicious balance between mathematical discussion and physical argument. The pedagogic value of the text is greatly enhanced by the problems given at the end of each chapter. Altogether, the book lives well up to the publisher's declared aims. ---Leon Mestel, The Observatory, Praise from professors who have adopted the book: " Astrophysics in a Nutshell is a wonderful addition to the advanced undergraduate textbook literature. It covers the important physics with sufficient depth to capture the students' curiosity without getting them lost in too much detail. The book is extremely broad, reaching from stellar to extragalactic to cosmological physics. Nevertheless, from the instructor's point of view, the book is constructed in a convenient modular way, so that one can easily select the relevant parts for one's specific course in any of those areas. Finally, the book emphasizes to the student the fundamental interconnectedness of the different astrophysical subfields." --Volker Bromm, University of Texas at Austin, Tel Aviv University professor Dan Maoz aims to provide a concise guide to the subject for advanced science undergraduates. The essentials of modern astrophysics are covered, from traditional topics such as stellar remnants and galaxies to recent research including dark matter and dark energy, while training students in order-of-magnitude analysis. -- Times Higher Education, [M]aoz makes generous and excellent use of back-of-the-envelope calculations and approximations to the more complete theory, accurate enough to both illustrate the physics and to arrive at decent numerical answers...Lots of material is squeezed into this thin volume. The treatment of stellar physics is particularly is particularly insightful; other topics--galaxies and galactic structure and cosmology, are also very well done. -- K.L. Schick, Choice, "[M]aoz makes generous and excellent use of back-of-the-envelope calculations and approximations to the more complete theory, accurate enough to both illustrate the physics and to arrive at decent numerical answers...Lots of material is squeezed into this thin volume. The treatment of stellar physics is particularly is particularly insightful; other topics--galaxies and galactic structure and cosmology, are also very well done."-- K.L. Schick, Choice, "Tel Aviv University professor Dan Maoz aims to provide a concise guide to the subject for advanced science undergraduates. The essentials of modern astrophysics are covered, from traditional topics such as stellar remnants and galaxies to recent research including dark matter and dark energy, while training students in order-of-magnitude analysis."-- Times Higher Education, "The presentation of so much material within 250 pages is done very skillfully, with a judicious balance between mathematical discussion and physical argument. The pedagogic value of the text is greatly enhanced by the problems given at the end of each chapter. Altogether, the book lives well up to the publisher's declared aims." ---Leon Mestel, The Observatory, "The presentation of so much material within 250 pages is done very skillfully, with a judicious balance between mathematical discussion and physical argument. The pedagogic value of the text is greatly enhanced by the problems given at the end of each chapter. Altogether, the book lives well up to the publishers declared aims."-- Leon Mestel, The Observatory, Winner of the 2009 Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award for an academic book, American Astronomical Society, "Dan Maoz's Astrophysics in a Nutshell is perfect for an advanced astrophysics course for physical science majors. It covers modern topics from stars to galaxies and cosmology. I've already begun using problems from the book to test our first-year graduate students." --John Huchra, Harvard University, "[M]aoz makes generous and excellent use of back-of-the-envelope calculations and approximations to the more complete theory, accurate enough to both illustrate the physics and to arrive at decent numerical answers...Lots of material is squeezed into this thin volume. The treatment of stellar physics is particularly is particularly insightful; other topics--galaxies and galactic structure and cosmology, are also very well done." --K.L. Schick, Choice, [M]aoz makes generous and excellent use of back-of-the-envelope calculations and approximations to the more complete theory, accurate enough to both illustrate the physics and to arrive at decent numerical answers...Lots of material is squeezed into this thin volume. The treatment of stellar physics is particularly insightful; other topics--galaxies and galactic structure and cosmology, are also very well done. ---K.L. Schick, Choice, "The presentation of so much material within 250 pages is done very skillfully, with a judicious balance between mathematical discussion and physical argument. The pedagogic value of the text is greatly enhanced by the problems given at the end of each chapter. Altogether, the book lives well up to the publisher's declared aims."-- Leon Mestel, The Observatory, "Despite the glut of introductory descriptive astronomy texts, there is a serious need for a one-semester introductory astronomy/astrophysics textbook that caters to mathematically literate students. This book fills that void and is a welcome addition on that count." --Ronald F. Webbink, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, [M]aoz makes generous and excellent use of back-of-the-envelope calculations and approximations to the more complete theory, accurate enough to both illustrate the physics and to arrive at decent numerical answers...Lots of material is squeezed into this thin volume. The treatment of stellar physics is particularly is particularly insightful; other topics--galaxies and galactic structure and cosmology, are also very well done., "Tel Aviv University professor Dan Maoz aims to provide a concise guide to the subject for advanced science undergraduates. The essentials of modern astrophysics are covered, from traditional topics such as stellar remnants and galaxies to recent research including dark matter and dark energy, while training students in order-of-magnitude analysis." -- Times Higher Education, "The presentation of so much material within 250 pages is done very skillfully, with a judicious balance between mathematical discussion and physical argument. The pedagogic value of the text is greatly enhanced by the problems given at the end of each chapter. Altogether, the book lives well up to the publisher's declared aims." --Leon Mestel, The Observatory, "This is, without a doubt, one of the best books that I have used for an introductory course in astrophysics over the past decade. The book is unique in providing a pedagogical and authoritative overview of all the important topics in present-day astrophysics with mathematical rigor. The equations are self-contained and well explained, and the results are derived in a concise, factual manner with careful attention to details. My students, teaching assistant, and I have all found the book to be outstanding." --Avi Loeb, Harvard University, Tel Aviv University professor Dan Maoz aims to provide a concise guide to the subject for advanced science undergraduates. The essentials of modern astrophysics are covered, from traditional topics such as stellar remnants and galaxies to recent research including dark matter and dark energy, while training students in order-of-magnitude analysis.
Dewey Edition
22
Series Volume Number
1
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
523.01
Table Of Content
Preface xi Constants and Units xv Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1.1 Observational Techniques 2 Problems 8 Chapter 2: Stars: Basic Observations 10 2.1 Review of Blackbody Radiation 10 2.2 Measurement of Stellar Parameters 14 2.3 The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram 27 Problems 29 Chapter 3: Stellar Physics 31 3.1 Hydrostatic Equilibrium and the Virial Theorem 32 3.2 Mass Continuity 36 3.3 Radiative Energy Transport 36 3.4 Energy Conservation 41 3.5 The Equations of Stellar Structure 42 3.6 The Equation of State 43 3.7 Opacity 45 3.8 Scaling Relations on the Main Sequence 46 3.9 Nuclear Energy Production 48 3.10 Nuclear Reaction Rates 53 3.11 Solution of the Equations of Stellar Structure 58 3.12 Convection 58 Problems 61 Chapter 4: Stellar Evolution and Stellar Remnants 65 4.1 Stellar Evolution 65 4.2 White Dwarfs 69 4.3 Supernovae and Neutron Stars 81 4.4 Pulsars and Supernova Remnants 88 4.5 Black Holes 95 4.6 Interacting Binaries 99 Problems 108 Chapter 5: Star Formation, H II Regions, and the Interstellar Medium 114 5.1 Cloud Collapse and Star Formation 114 5.2 H II Regions 122 5.3 Components of the Interstellar Medium 133 5.4 Dynamics of Star-forming Regions 136 Problems 137 Chapter 6: The Milky Way and Other Galaxies 140 6.1 Structure of the Milky Way 140 6.2 Galaxy Demographics 162 6.3 Active Galactic Nuclei and Quasars 165 6.4 Groups and Clusters of Galaxies 171 Problems 175 Chapter 7: Cosmology: Basic Observations 178 7.1 The Olbers Paradox 178 7.2 Extragalactic Distances 179 7.3 Hubble's Law 185 7.4 Age of the Universe from Cosmic Clocks 187 7.5 Isotropy of the Universe 188 Problems 189 Chapter 8: Big Bang Cosmology 190 8.1 The Friedmann-Robertson-Walker Metric 190 8.2 The Friedmann Equations 193 8.3 History and Future of the Universe 196 8.4 A Newtonian Derivation of the Friedmann Equations 202 8.5 Dark Energy and the Accelerating Universe 204 Problems 206 Chapter 9: Tests and Probes of Big Bang Cosmology 209 9.1 Cosmological Redshift and Hubble's Law 209 9.2 The Cosmic Microwave Background 213 9.3 Anisotropy of the Microwave Background 217 9.4 Nucleosynthesis of the Light Elements 223 9.5 Quasars and Other Distant Sources as Cosmological Probes 226 Problems 229 Appendix. Recommended Reading and Websites 235 Index 239
Synopsis
A concise but thorough introduction to the observational data and theoretical concepts underlying modern astronomy, Astrophysics in a Nutshell is designed for advanced undergraduate science majors taking a one-semester course. This well-balanced and up-to-date textbook covers the essentials of modern astrophysics--from stars to cosmology--emphasizing the common, familiar physical principles that govern astronomical phenomena, and the interplay between theory and observation. In addition to traditional topics such as stellar remnants, galaxies, and the interstellar medium, Astrophysics in a Nutshell introduces subjects at the forefront of modern research, including black holes, dark matter, gravitational lensing, and dark energy, all updated with some of the latest observational results. To aid physical understanding, mathematical derivations are kept as simple, short, and clear as possible, and order-of-magnitude estimates, dimensional analysis, and scaling arguments are frequently used. These no-nonsense, "back-of-the-envelope" calculations train students to think like physicists. The book is amply illustrated with simple, clear figures and each chapter ends with a set of problems. In addition to serving as a course textbook, Astrophysics in a Nutshell is an ideal review for a qualifying exam and a handy reference for teachers and researchers. The most concise and up-to-date astrophysics textbook for science majors Contains a broad and well-balanced choice of traditional subjects and current research topics Uses simple, short, and clear derivations of physical results Trains students in the essential skills of order-of-magnitude analysis Includes teaching problems with each chapter, The new 'Sarah Burke' mystery from the creator of Jake Hines - As Sarah Burke and her crew of police detectives investigate an apparent murder-suicide in a well-known family of local merchants, their façade of diligent respectability explodes in a burst of violence that rips the cover off long-concealed family secrets. In a second case, Southern Arizona's diverse population streams collide as border crossers and drug smugglers, federal agents and local cops fight for turf and answers in a beautiful valley that's been loved and battled over for centuries.
LC Classification Number
QB461.M32 2007
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