Summary
The first volume deals with the emission, absorption, and scattering of radiation by matter, as well as covering related topics such as radiative transfer, statistical physics, classical electrodynamics, and atomic and molecular structure.Plt;brPgt;Presented in two volumes, The Physics of Astrophysics is ideally suited for a year-long astrophysics course for university seniors and first-year graduate students. The first volume deals with the emission, absorption, and scattering of radiation by matter, as well as covering related topics such as radiative transfer, statistical physics, classical electrodynamics, and atomic and molecular structure.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781891389764 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1891389769 |
| Author: | Frank Shu |
| Publisher: | University Science Books,U.S. |
| Imprint: | University Science Books,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 310 |
| Release Date: | 14 March 2011 |
| Weight: | 640g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 159mm x 241mm |
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Critics Review
“Students who opt to follow this pair of excellent texts are going to equip themselves with a strong background in the physics of astrophysics, and receive a compelling invitation to use this new-found knowledge to explore the many exciting areas of modern astronomy.” –Nature
Frank Shu
Frank Shu is a Professor of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his PhD from Harvard University in 1968. Shu has written a number of expository articles for the lay public, and is the author of The Physics of Astrophysics, Volumes I and II. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and Academia Sinica.
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