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The Astronomers' Magic Envelope

By Prasenjit Saha

The Astronomers' Magic Envelope

By Prasenjit Saha

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Working physicists, and especially astrophysicists, value a good `back-of-the-envelope' calculation, meaning a short, elegant computation or argument that starts from general principles and leads to an interesting result. This book guides students on how to understand astrophysics using general principles and concise calculations - endeavouring to be elegant where possible and using short computer programs where necessary.
The material proceeds in approximate historical order. The book begins with the Enlightenment-era insight that the orbits of the planets is easy, but the orbit of the Moon is a real headache, and continues to deterministic chaos. This is followed by a chapter on spacetime and black holes. Four chapters reveal how microphysics, especially quantum mechanics, allow us to understand how stars work. The last two chapters are about cosmology, bringing us to 21st-century developments on themicrowave background and gravitational waves.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
132
Release Date:
2018-07-24
Publication Date:
2011-07-28
Publisher:
Oxford University Press (UK)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198816464
ISBN13:
9780198816461
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
420 g
Height:
175 cm
Width:
250 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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