{"product_id":"astrophysics-9781119623687","title":"Astrophysics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASTROPHYSICS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new edition of the popular textbook for undergraduate astronomers, covers the how of astrophysics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAstrophysics: Decoding the Cosmos, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, describes how information about the physical nature of stars and other celestial bodies is obtained and analyzed to gain a better understanding of the universe. This acclaimed introductory textbook makes the complex principles and theories underlying astrophysics accessible to students with basic knowledge of first-year calculus-based physics and introductory astronomy. Reader-friendly chapters explore physical processes using relevant examples and clear explanations of how radiation and particles are analyzed. Such analysis leads to the density, temperature, mass, and energy of astronomical objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the time since the first publication of \u003ci\u003eAstrophysics\u003c\/i\u003e, the power of telescopes has increased considerably. Reflecting advancements in the field, this new edition includes carefully reviewed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e edition xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e edition xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments – 1st Edition xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments – 2nd Edition xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Symbols xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWebsite xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI.1 Dimensions, Units and Equations xxix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems xxxiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust for Fun xxxiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Nonelectromagnetic Signal 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: The Particles: Macroscopic to Subatomic 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Meteoritics 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.1 Dating Meteorites 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.2 Infrasound 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1.3 Gathering Dust 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Cosmic Rays 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1 Cosmic Ray Composition 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2 The Cosmic Ray Energy Spectrum 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.3 The Origin of Primary Cosmic Rays 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Neutrinos 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.1 The Neutrino Spectrum 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.2 Astrophysics with Neutrinos 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust for Fun 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Gravitational Radiation: A New Window 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Concepts of Relativity 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 The Fabric of Space–Time 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Curved Space–Time near a Mass 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Gravitational Waves 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 GWs from Binary Orbits 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Evolution of a Binary Orbit 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6.1 The Inspiral 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6.2 The ‘Death-Spiral’ 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Indirect Proof of the Existence of Gravitational Waves 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Direct Proof of the Existence of Gravitational Waves 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Even Newer Windows 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust for Fun 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The EM Signal Observed 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Defining the Signal 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 The Power of Light – Luminosity and Spectral Power 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Light Through a Surface – Flux and Flux Density 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 The Brightness of Light – Intensity and Specific Intensity 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Light from All Angles – Energy Density and Mean Intensity 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 How Light Pushes – Radiation Pressure 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 The Human Perception of Light – Magnitudes 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6.1 Apparent Magnitude 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6.2 Absolute Magnitude 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6.3 The Colour Index and Bolometric Correction 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6.4 Gaia and the HR Diagram 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6.5 Magnitudes Beyond Stars 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Light Aligned – Polarization 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust for Fun 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Measuring the Signal 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Spectral Filters and the Panchromatic Universe 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Catching the Signal – The Telescope 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 Collecting and Focussing the Signal 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 Detecting the Signal 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3 Field of View and Pixel Resolution 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.4 Diffraction and Diffraction-limited Resolution 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.5 Weighting the Aperture – Interferometry 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 The Corrupted Signal – The Atmosphere 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 Atmospheric Refraction 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Seeing 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3 Adaptive Optics 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.4 Scintillation 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.5 Atmospheric Reddening 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Processing the Signal 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1 Correcting the Signal 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2 Calibrating the Signal 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Analysing the Signal 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Visualizing the Signal 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Comparing Signals in Disparate Wavebands 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust for Fun 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Matter and Radiation Essentials 133\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Matter Essentials 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 The Big Bang 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Dark and Light Matter 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Abundances of the Elements 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1 Primordial Abundance 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2 Stellar Evolution and ISM Enrichment 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.3 Supernovae and Explosive Nucleosynthesis 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.4 Abundances in the Milky Way, Its Star Formation History and the IMF 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 The Gaseous Universe 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1 Kinetic Temperature and the Maxwell– Boltzmann Velocity Distribution 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2 The Ideal Gas 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3 The Mean Free Path and Collision Rate 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.4 Statistical Equilibrium, Thermodynamic Equilibrium, and Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.5 Excitation and the Boltzmann Equation 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.6 Ionization and the Saha Equation 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.7 Probing the Gas 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 The Dusty Universe 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.1 Observational Effects of Dust 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.2 Structure and Composition of Dust 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.3 The Origin of Dust 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust for Fun 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Radiation Essentials 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Black Body Radiation 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.1 The Brightness Temperature 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.2 The Rayleigh–Jeans law and Wien’s law 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.3 Wien’s Displacement law and Stellar Colours 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.4 The Stefan–Boltzmann law, Stellar Luminosity and the HR Diagram 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1.5 Energy Density and Pressure in Stars 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Grey Bodies and Planetary Temperatures 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.1 The Equilibrium Temperature of a Grey Body 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.2 Exoplanets and Their Detection 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust for Fun 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: The EM Signal Perturbed 219\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: The Interaction of Light with Matter 221\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 The Photon Redirected – Scattering 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.1 Elastic Scattering 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.2 Inelastic Scattering 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 The Photon Lost – Absorption 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1 Particle Kinetic Energy – Heating 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2 Change of State – Ionization and the Strömgren Sphere 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 The Wavefront Redirected – Refraction 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Quantifying Opacity and Transparency 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4.1 Total Opacity and the Optical Depth 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4.2 Dynamics of Opacity – Pulsation and Stellar Winds 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 The Opacity of Dust – Extinction 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust for Fun 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: The Signal Transferred 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Types of Energy Transfer 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 The Equation of Transfer 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Solutions to the Equation of Transfer 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.1 Case A: No Cloud 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.2 Case B: Absorbing, but Not Emitting Cloud 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.3 Case C: Emitting, but Not Absorbing Cloud 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.4 Case D: Cloud in Thermodynamic Equilibrium (TE) 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.5 Case E: Emitting and Absorbing Cloud 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.6 Case F: Emitting and Absorbing Cloud in LTE 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Implications of the LTE Solution 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.1 Implications for Temperature 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.2 Observability of Emission and Absorption Lines 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.3 Determining Temperature and Optical Depth of HI Clouds 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust for Fun 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: The Interaction of Light with Space 281\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Redshifts and Blueshifts 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1.1 The Doppler Shift – Deciphering Dynamics 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1.2 The Expansion Redshift 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1.3 The Gravitational Redshift 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Gravitational Refraction 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.1 Geometry and Mass of a Gravitational Lens 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.2 Microlensing – MACHOs and Planets 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.3 Cosmological Distances with Gravitational Lenses – Time Delays and H0 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Time Variability and Source Size 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 A Brief Coda 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust for Fun 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: The EM Signal Emitted 311\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Continuum Emission 313\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Characteristics of Continuum Emission – Thermal and Nonthermal 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Bremsstrahlung (Free–Free) Emission 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.1 The Thermal Bremsstrahlung Spectrum 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.2 Radio Emission from HII and Other Ionized Regions 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2.3 X-ray Emission from Hot Diffuse Gas 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Free–Bound (Recombination) Emission 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Two-Photon Emission 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Synchrotron (and Cyclotron) Radiation 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5.1 Cyclotron Radiation – Planets to Pulsars 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5.2 The Synchrotron Spectrum 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5.3 Determining Synchrotron Source Properties 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5.4 Synchrotron Sources – Spurs, Bubbles, Jets, Lobes, and Relics 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Inverse Compton Radiation 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust for Fun 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: Line Emission 365\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 The Richness of the Spectrum – Radio Waves to Gamma Rays 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1.1 Electronic Transitions – Optical and UV Lines 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1.2 Rotational and Vibrational Transitions – Molecules, IR and mm-Wave Spectra 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1.3 Nuclear Transitions – 𝛾-Rays and High Energy Events 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 The Line Strengths, Thermalization, and the Critical Gas Density 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Line Broadening 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.1 Doppler Broadening and Temperature Diagnostics 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.2 Pressure Broadening 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Probing Physical Conditions Via Electronic Transitions 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.1 Radio Recombination Lines 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.2 Optical Recombination Lines 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.3 The 21 Cm Line of Hydrogen 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Probing Physical Conditions Via Molecular Transitions 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5.1 The Carbon Monoxide (CO) Molecule 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust for Fun 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: The Signal Decoded 405\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: Forensic Astronomy 407\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Complex Spectra 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1.1 Isolating the Signal 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1.2 Modelling the Signal 410\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Case Studies – The Active, the Young, and the Old 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.1 Case Study 1: The Galactic Centre (the Active) 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.2 Case Study 2. The Cygnus Star-Forming Complex (the Young) 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.3 Case Study 3: The Globular Cluster, NGC 6397 (the Old) 422\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 The Messenger and the Message 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust for Fun 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix T 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcronym Key to\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and In-Depth\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading 442\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 467\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407102058839,"sku":"9781119623687","price":95.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119623687.jpg?v=1730498184","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/astrophysics-9781119623687","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}