Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- A note on symbols
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Interaction of radiation with matter
- 3 Stellar astrophysics I: Basic theoretical ideas and observational data
- 4 Stellar astrophysics II: Nucleosynthesis and other advanced topics
- 5 End states of stellar collapse
- 6 Our Galaxy and its interstellar matter
- 7 Elements of stellar dynamics
- 8 Elements of plasma astrophysics
- 9 Extragalactic astronomy
- 10 The spacetime dynamics of the Universe
- 11 The thermal history of the Universe
- 12 Elements of tensors and general relativity
- 13 Some applications of general relativity
- 14 Relativistic cosmology
- Appendix A Values of various quantities
- Appendix B Astrophysics and the Nobel Prize
- Suggestions for further reading
- References
- Index
A note on symbols
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- A note on symbols
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Interaction of radiation with matter
- 3 Stellar astrophysics I: Basic theoretical ideas and observational data
- 4 Stellar astrophysics II: Nucleosynthesis and other advanced topics
- 5 End states of stellar collapse
- 6 Our Galaxy and its interstellar matter
- 7 Elements of stellar dynamics
- 8 Elements of plasma astrophysics
- 9 Extragalactic astronomy
- 10 The spacetime dynamics of the Universe
- 11 The thermal history of the Universe
- 12 Elements of tensors and general relativity
- 13 Some applications of general relativity
- 14 Relativistic cosmology
- Appendix A Values of various quantities
- Appendix B Astrophysics and the Nobel Prize
- Suggestions for further reading
- References
- Index
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- Astrophysics for Physicists , pp. xviiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010