| Theoretical Principles in Astrophysics and Relativity Revised Edition Contributor(s): Lebovitz, Norman R. (Author), Reid, William H. (Author), Vandervoort, Peter O. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226469905 ISBN-13: 9780226469904 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $31.68 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1981 Annotation: 'This is a remarkable book: a symposium proceedings volume that will also function as a graduate-level text. Dedicated to the great theorist S. Chandrasekhar, the book consists of ten well-written chapters that cover the essential tools of theoretical astrophysics.' --D.W. Sciama, 'Science' |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Astrophysics |
| Dewey: 523.01 |
| LCCN: 76025636 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.02" W x 9" (0.70 lbs) 266 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a remarkable book: a symposium proceedings volume that will also function as a graduate-level text. Dedicated to the great theorist S. Chandrasekhar, the book consists of ten well-written chapters that cover the essential tools of theoretical astrophysics. The first half of the volume is concerned with the theory of how stars work (structure, stability, rotation, magnetism, dynamics) and the latter half is mainly a survey of relativistic astrophysics. . . . Read it for a broad-brush view of what theorists are up to now and how they solve problems.--Journal of the British Astronomical Association The book as a whole should be a gift from every research supervisor to every new graduate student in theoretical astronomy.--D. W. Sciama, Science |