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An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics, 2nd Edition By Bradley Carroll, Dale Ostlie [eBook] [PDF]

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Part I. The Tools of Astronomy: 1. The celestial sphere 2. Celestial mechanics 3. The continuous spectrum of light 4. The theory of special relativity 5. The interaction of light and matter 6. T... elescopes Part II. The Nature of Stars: 7. Binary systems and stellar parameters 8. The classification of stellar spectra 9. Stellar atmospheres 10. The interiors of stars 11. The Sun 12. The interstellar medium and star formation 13. Main sequence and post-main-sequence stellar evolution 14. Stellar pulsation 15. The fate of massive stars 16. The degenerate remnants of stars 17. General relativity and black holes 18. Close binary star systems Part III. The Solar System: 19. Physical processes in the solar system 20. The terrestrial planets 21. The realms of the giant planets 22. Minor bodies of the solar system 23. Formation of planetary systems Part IV. Galaxies and the Universe: 24. The Milky Way Galaxy 25. The nature of galaxies 26. Galactic evolution 27. The structure of the Universe 28. Active galaxies 29. Cosmology 30. The early Universe Appendix A. Astronomical and physical constants Appendix B. Unit conversions Appendix C. Solar system data Appendix D. The constellations Appendix E. The brightest stars Appendix F. The nearest stars Appendix G. Stellar data Appendix H. The Messier catalog Appendix I. Constants, a programming module Appendix J. Orbit, a planetary orbit code Appendix K. TwoStars, a binary star code Appendix L. StatStar, a stellar structure code Appendix M. Galaxy, a tidal interaction code Appendix N. WMAP Data Suggested reading Index. [Show More]

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