Physics of Astrophysics : Radiation

Shu, Frank H.

ISBN 10: 1891389769 / ISBN 13: 9781891389764

Editore: University Science Books, 2011

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• Titolo: Physics of Astrophysics : Radiation
• Editore: University Science Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1891389769
• ISBN 13: 9781891389764
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: New

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Riassunto

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.
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.

Informazioni sull?autore

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.