Arnab Rai Choudhuri

Gebundenes Buch

Astrophysics for Physicists

Beschreibung

Designed for teaching astrophysics to physics students at advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level, this textbook develops astrophysics from the basics without requiring any previous study in astronomy or astrophysics. Topics not usually covered in physics courses, such as general relativity and plasma physics, are developed from first principles.

Autor

Arnab Rai Choudhuri is a Professor of Physics at the Indian Institute of Science. One of the world's leading scientists in the field of solar magnetohydrodynamics, he is author of The Physics of Fluids and Plasmas (Cambridge University Press, 1998).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 490
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 178mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 1134g
• ISBN-13: 9780521815536
• ISBN-10: 0521815533
• Artikelnr.: 29011255

Rezensionen

'At last! An astrophysics textbook for physics majors that does not shy away from fluids, plasmas, and general relativity. With transparent physical reasoning and beautifully clear writing throughout, this book should become the standard for advanced undergraduate courses, and recommended reading for beginning graduate students. An outstanding complement to Choudhuri's previous masterwork, The Physics of Fluids and Plasmas.' Mitchell C. Begelman, University of Colorado, author of Gravity's Fatal Attraction: Black Holes in the Universe