{"product_id":"astrophysics-is-easy-an-introduction-for-the-amateur-astronomer-9783031168048","title":"Astrophysics Is Easy!: An Introduction for the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAstrophysics is often –with some justification – regarded as incomprehensible without the use of higher mathematics. Consequently, many amateur astronomers miss out on some of the most fascinating aspects of the subject. Astrophysics Is Easy! cuts through the difficult mathematics and explains the basics of astrophysics in accessible terms. Using nothing more than plain arithmetic and simple examples, the workings of the universe are outlined in a straightforward yet detailed and easy-to-grasp manner.\u003c\/p\u003e  Following on the success of the first and second editions, this fully updated third edition covers the significant changes in astrophysics theories and research that have occurred in the last five years, including new material on: exomoons, exocomets and exoasteroids; Special and General Relativity; gravitational waves, their origins and detection; telescope optics; black hole astrophysics; and more.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFor each topic under discussion, an observing list is included so that observers can actually see for themselves the concepts presented – stars of the spectral sequence, nebulae, galaxies, even black holes. The book also features in-text, nonmathematical questions and end-of-chapter problems – all with their accompanying solutions – to help readers discuss and digest the material.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCh 1.\tTools of the trade1.\tNew Section - Telescope Basics \ta.\tBasic formulae to explain magnification, resolution, field-of-view, light-grasp, etc..\tb.\tUse of internet for star-maps, planetariums, etc..\t\t2.\tDistancesa.\tThe Nearest Stars To Us3.\tBrightness and Luminosity4.\tMagnitudesa.\tThe Brightest Stars5.\tColoura.\tColoured Stars6.\tSize and Massa.\tThe Biggest Stars7.\tStar Constituents8.\tSpectra and Spectroscopy9.\tStellar Classificationa.\tThe Spectral Sequence10.\tThe Hertzsprung-Russell diagram11.\tThe H-R diagram and Stellar Radius12.\tThe H-R diagram and Stellar Luminosity13.\tThe H-R diagram and Stellar Mass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCh 2.\tThe Solar System\t\t1\tThe Scientific Method\t2\tEarly Historyi.\tThe Ancient Greeksii.\tCopernicusiii.\tTychoiv.\tKeplerv.\tGalileovi.\tNewton3\tThe Motions of the Planetsb.\tKepler’s Three Lawsc.\tNewton \u0026amp; Gravityd.\tNewton’s Laws of Motione.\tNewton’s Law Of Gravitational Attractionf.\tThe Tides2.\tNew Section - The Greenhouse Effect3.\tObserving the Planets\u003cbr\u003eCh 3.\tThe Interstellar Medium1.\tIntroduction2.\tNebulæ3.\tEmission Nebulæa.\tBrightest Emission Nebulæ4.\tDark Nebulæa.\tFamous Dark Nebulæ5.\tReflection Nebulæa.\tBrightest Reflection Nebulae6.\tMolecular Clouds7.\tProtostars8.\tThe Jeans Criterion\u003cbr\u003eCh 4. \tStar Birth1.\tThe Birth of a Star2.\tPre-Main Sequence Evolution and the Effect of Mass3.\tMass Loss and Mass Gain a.\tT Tauri Starsb.\tDiscs and Winds4.\tClusters and Groups of Starsa.\tGalactic Star Clustersi.\tBright Star Clusters5.\tStellar Associations and Streamsa.\tBright Stellar Associations and Streams6.\tStar Formation Triggers\u003cbr\u003eCh 5.\tThe Sun and Stars1.\tThe Sun – The Nearest Stara.\tFrom the Core to the Surfaceb.\tThe Proton-Proton Chainc.\tEnergy Transport from the Core to the Surfaced.\tNew Section – Sunspotse.\tNew Section – The Solar Cycle2.\tBinary Stars and Stellar Mass3.\tBinary Starsa.\tVisual Binary Stars4.\tThe Masses of Orbiting Stars5.\tLifetimes of Main-Sequence Stars6.\tRed Giant Starsa.\tBright Red Giant Stars7.\tHelium Burning and the Helium Flasha.\tHelium Burningb.\tThe Helium Flash8.\tStar Clusters, Red Giants and the H-R Diagram9.\tPost Main-Sequence Star clusters: The Globular Clusters.a.\tBright Globular Clustersb.\tNew Section – Are Globulars galaxy corpses?10.\tPulsating Starsa.\tWhy do Stars Pulsate?b.\tCepheid Variables and the Period-Luminosity Relationc.\tCepheid’s: Temperature and Massd.\tRR Lyrae and Long-Period Variable Starse.\tBright Cepheid Variablesf.\tBright RR Lyrae Variables\u003cbr\u003eCh 6.\tThe Death of Stars1.\tThe Asymptotic Giant Branch2.\tDredge-Ups3.\tMass Loss and Stellar Winds4.\tInfrared Stars5.\tThe End Of An AGB Star’s Lifea.\tBright Carbon Stars6.\tPlanetary Nebulaea.\tBright Planetary Nebulae7.\tWhite Dwarf Starsa.\tElectron Degeneracyb.\tThe Chandrasekhar Limitc.\tNew Section – Is the Chandrasekhar Limit correct?d.\tWhite Dwarf Evolutione.\tWhite Dwarf Originsf.\tBright White Dwarfs8.\tHigh Mass Stars and Nuclear Burninga.\tBright Supergiant Stars9.\tIron, Supernovæ and the Formation of the Elementsa.\tSupernovæ Remnantsb.\tSupernovæ Typesc.\tNew Section - Hypernovae10.\tThe End Result of High Mass Star Evolution: Neutron Stars, Pulsars, and Black Holesa.\tNeutron Starsb.\tPulsars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNEW Chapter - Special Relativity\ta.\tThe Speed of Lightb.\tThe Lorentz Equations.c.\tParadox’s.\u003cbr\u003e\t\tNEW Chapter - General Relativitya.\tWarped Space and Timeb.\tWhy is Gravity so weak?c.\tGeneral relativity in the solar system.d.\tGravitational Wavese.\t 2018 – First contact\u003cbr\u003eNEW Chapter – Black Holes a.\tThe Singularityb.\tTime Travelc.\tKerr Black Holesd.\tRotating and non-symmetrical Black Holese.\tImaging the Event Horizon\u003cbr\u003eCh 7.\tExoplanets\t\t2.\tA new sciencea.\tMethods of Detectionb.\tBright Exoplanetsc.\tNew Section – Exo-moons, exo-comets, exo-asteroids\u003cbr\u003eCh 8.\tGalaxies1.\tIntroduction2.\tGalaxy Types3.\tGalaxy Structure4.\tStellar Populations5.\tHubble Classification of Galaxies6.\tNew section - Other types of galaxy classification7.\tObserving Galaxiesa.\tSpiral Galaxiesb.\tBarred Spiral Galaxiesc.\tElliptical Galaxiesd.\tLenticular Galaxiese.\tIrregular Galaxies\u003cbr\u003eCh 9.\tActive Galaxies1.\tThe Active Galactic Zoo2.\tThe structure and evolution of AGN’sa.\tBrightest Active Galaxies\u003cbr\u003eCh 10.\tCosmology\t\t1\tGravitational Lensing2\tRedshift, Distance and the Hubble Law3\tQuasar Redshift Problem4\tClusters of Galaxiesa.\tGroups and Clusters of Galaxies5\tThe Beginning of the Universe6\tThe End of the Universe7\tOther Cosmologies8\tAmateur Observational Cosmology?\u003cbr\u003eNew Chapter – the Speculative Universea.\tBeyond the Multiverseb.\tInfinite Universec.\tInflation, then the Big Bang.d.\tFilamentary nature of Dark Matter.e.\tMOND – The elephant in the roomf.\tEndnote\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Springer International Publishing AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48743074136407,"sku":"9783031168048","price":22.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783031168048.jpg?v=1720063996","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/astrophysics-is-easy-an-introduction-for-the-amateur-astronomer-9783031168048","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}