INVITATION TO ASTROPHYSICS, AN (World Scientific Aeries in Astronomy and Astrophysics) - Hardcover

Deshpande, Jayant V.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9812566384 ISBN 13: 9789812566386

Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc, 2006

Synopsis

This unique book provides a clear and lucid description of several aspects of astrophysics and cosmology in a language understandable to a physicist or beginner in astrophysics. It presents the key topics in all branches of astrophysics and cosmology in a simple and concise language. The emphasis is on currently active research areas and exciting new frontiers rather than on more pedantic topics. Many complicated results are introduced with simple, novel derivations which strengthen the conceptual understanding of the subject. The book also contains over one hundred exercises which will help students in their self study.Undergraduate and graduate students in physics and astrophysics as well as all physicists who are interested in obtaining a quick grasp of astrophysical concepts will find this book useful.

About this title

Book Description:

It is fun in the same sense that Feynman's Lectures on Physics Volume 3 or Leighton's Principles of Modern Physics was fun to read some 40 years ago when I was a beginning graduate student.

Review:

many thoughtful problems at the end of each chapter ??? The interested student will learn a great deal -- American Journal of Physics "American Journal of Physics"

About this edition

• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 9812566384
• ISBN 13: 9789812566386
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384