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About Stars Essential Textbooks in Physics Their Formation, Evolution, Compositions, Locations and Companions Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology by (University College London, UK) by Michael M Woolfson (University of York, UK) Christian G Böhmer “The book gives a clear and precise introduction into general relativity and On a clear and moonless night, myriads of stars cover the sky. The stars are cosmology ... The author writes in a light tone and conveys the beauty of laboratories in which matter behaves in ways that cannot be reproduced on the theory. A very big advantage of this book is that all exercise are solved Earth. So, in finding out about stars, we complement scientific knowledge in detail.” gained from earthbound experimentation. zbMATH
This textbook describes the means — some very ingenious — by which to This is an undergraduate text dealing with the fundamental ideas behind explore the properties, locations and planetary companions of stars, and the geometric theory of gravitation and spacetime. Through pointers on provides a sound foundation for further study. how to modify and generalise Einstein’s theory of relativity to enhance understanding, it acts as a link between standard textbook content and Readership: Undergraduate physics major, educated laypeople, or those current research in the field. with a general interest. 288pp Dec 2016 388pp Aug 2019 978-1-78634-117-4 US$70 £58 978-1-78634-712-1 US$88 £75 978-1-78634-118-1(pbk) US$38 £32 978-1-78634-725-1(pbk) US$38 £35
Advanced Textbooks in Physics Advanced Textbooks in Physics Astronomical Spectroscopy (3rd Edition) An Introduction to Particle Dark Matter by Stefano Profumo (UC Santa Cruz & Santa Cruz Institute for Particle An Introduction to the Atomic and Molecular Physics of Astronomical Physics, USA) Spectroscopy The paradigm of dark matter is one of the foundations of the standard by Jonathan Tennyson (University College London, UK) cosmological model. This book presents the state of the art in building and “The first two editions of this textbook have received well-deserved high testing particle models for dark matter. Each chapter gives an analysis of acclaims, and this — the third edition — deserves no less. Its explanations questions, research directions, and methods within the field. More than 200 of the whole gamut of atomic and molecular spectroscopy provide a solid problems are included to familiarize readers with the practical implementation grasp of the theory as well as how to understand such spectra in practice. of the numerous “tools of the trade” presented. It thus makes an ideal companion to books that start from the observational 288pp Apr 2017 aspect of spectroscopy, whether in the lab or at the telescope … This new 978-1-78634-000-9 US$94 £78 edition of Tennyson’s book ought to be in the library of every astronomical 978-1-78634-001-6(pbk) US$46 £38 department.” The Observatory Magazine
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Stars and Space with MATLAB Apps Theory of Satellite by Dan Green (Fermilab) Fragmentation in Orbit This book applies MATLAB programming to illustrate recent advances in star by Arjun Tan (Alabama A&M University, USA) formation, star revolution and space exploration. It explores the black hole & Robert C Reynolds (STAR Dynamics, USA) stellar endpoints, geodesic motion and the propagation of gravitational waves. In For over half a century, an increasing number addition, the text investigates many aspects of rocket travel and the possibilities of satellites have fragmented in orbit, creating for interstellar journeys. a large amount of debris which threaten the All these topics are treated in a unified way using the MATLAB App to combine safety of functioning satellites and space text, figures, formulae and numeric input and output. In this way, the reader may missions. This book discusses the theory vary parameters and see the results in real time. The experience helps to build behind these fragmentations followed up an intuitive feeling for the many specific problems given in this text. by studies of actual cases. It covers the fundamental physical processes underlying satellite fragmentations, 250pp Apr 2020 along with analyses of the major satellite fragmentation events including 978-981-121-602-2 US$78 £65 accidental and intentional breakups. 978-981-121-635-0(pbk) US$38 £35 380pp Jan 2020 978-981-120-855-3 US$128 £115 Also by Dan Green The Structure and Evolution of Cosmology with MATLAB With Companion Media Pack Stars by J J Eldridge (University of Auckland, “This book provides a basic exposition of BB New Zealand) & Christopher A Tout cosmology and the inflationary model using MATLAB (University of Cambridge, UK) tools for visualisation and to develop the reader’s understanding of the parametric dependence of the Based on a course on stellar evolution given at the University of Cambridge, this book observables.” CERN Courier describes the physics of stars from scratch Readership: Graduate students and researchers in with the necessary mathematics presented at physics. a suitable level for undergraduates. It traces the life cycles of stars from their main-sequence evolution through the 264pp Sep 2016 exhaustion of various nuclear fuels to the end points of stellar evolution. 978-981-3108-39-4 US$78 £65 Topics discussed include modes of energy transport, the equation of 978-981-3108-40-0(pbk) US$38 £32 state, the physics of the opacity sources and the nuclear reactions. It aims to take the reader from the essential underlying physical principles to the doors to current research on stellar interiors. World Scientific Series in Astrophysics Star Formation Readership: Final year undergraduates, first-year PhD students and by Mark R Krumholz (Australian National University, post-doctoral researchers in the field of astrophysics or astronomy. Australia) 360pp Jan 2019 “Krumholz has a strong writing style, didactic to be 978-1-78326-579-4 US$98 £85 sure, but also fairly conversational within the limits 978-1-78326-580-0(pbk) US$48 £40 of the material. While hardly casual reading, this text would be a good resource for a stellar astrophysicist, or any individual seeking to become one.” CHOICE Magnetic Helicity, Spheromaks, Solar Corona This book provides a modern introduction to the Loops, and Astrophysical Jets study of star formation for graduate or advanced undergraduate students in by Paul M Bellan (Caltech) astrophysics. The first third of the book provides a review of the observational phenomenology and then the basic physical processes that are important for Pedagogical in style, this book provides star formation. The remainder discusses the major observational results and insights into plasma behavior valid over twenty theoretical models for star formation on scales from galactic down to planetary. orders of magnitude in both time and space. It The book includes recommendations for complementary reading from the starts by explaining the topological concept of research literature, as well as five problem sets with solutions. magnetic helicity, and then develops a helicity- based model that predicts the ultimate state 528pp Jul 2017 towards which magnetically-dominated plasmas evolve. The model 978-981-3142-02-2 US$128 £113 predicts that no matter how complicated the dynamics, a great range 978-981-3142-03-9(pbk) US$88 £77 of plasma configurations always self-organize to a unique, simple final state. This self-organization, called relaxation, is a fundamental concept that unifies understanding of spheromaks, solar corona loops, Textbook: Request Inspection interplanetary magnetic clouds, and astrophysical jets.
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Introduction to the Theory of the Early Universe Introduction to General Relativity Book I: Hot Big Bang Theory (2nd Edition) by John Dirk Walecka (College of William and Mary, USA) Book II: Cosmological Perturbations and Inflationary Theory “An intuitive approach, via an easy-to-visualize by Dmitry S Gorbunov (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia) & Valery A Rubakov (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia & Moscow example, allows a pedagogical introduction of State University, Russia) the main geometrical concepts and of the tools needed for the formulation of Einstein’s theory ... Reviews of the First Editions: a very useful ample selection of exercises which “Both volumes contain notably insightful treatments contribute to enriching the pedagogical value of this of many topics and there is a large variety of introductory text is also provided.” problems for the student distributed throughout Mathematical Reviews the text, in addition to extensive appendices on background material ... for those wanting a modern This self-contained book is an introductory text successor to The Early Universe by Edward on general relativity aimed at first-year graduate Kolb and Michael Turner or John Peacock’s students or advanced undergraduates. It assumes Cosmological Physics, either for study of an only a basic understanding of classical Lagrangian unfamiliar topic or to recommend to PHD students mechanics. After reviewing special relativity, the to prepare them for research, the two volumes basic principles of general relativity are presented. are a fine choice and an excellent alternative to An extensive set of accessible problems enhances Steven Weiberg’s more formal Cosmology.” and extends the coverage CERN Courier 356pp Apr 2007 Book I: Hot Big Bang Theory (2nd Edition) 978-981-270-584-6 US$96 £80 596pp Jun 2017 978-981-270-585-3(pbk) US$61 £51 978-981-3209-87-9 US$158 £139 978-981-3209-88-6(pbk) US$88 £77 Introduction to General Book II: Cosmological Perturbations and Relativity: Solutions to Problems Inflationary Theory 216pp Aug 2017 504pp Feb 2011 978-981-3227-69-9(pbk) US$48 £42 978-981-4322-22-5 US$165 £137 978-981-4343-78-7(pbk) US$76 £63 Cosmological Relativity The Special and General Theories for the Advanced Textbooks in Physics Structure of the Universe Studying Distant Galaxies by Moshe Carmeli (Ben Gurion University, Israel) A Handbook of Methods and Analyses by François Hammer, Mathieu Puech, Key Features: Hector Flores & Myriam Rodrigues • A concise and semi-technical overview (Paris Observatory, France) of cosmological special and general Distant galaxies encapsulate the various stages relativity of galactic evolution and are remarkable assets • With new implications for dark matter to study the development of the universe. This and universe expansion book summarises the numerous techniques used for observing, analysing, and understanding the • Clear pedagogical style, similar to Einstein’s “The Meaning of evolution and formation of these distant galaxies. It provides guidelines in Relativity” sample selection, imaging, integrated spectroscopy and 3D spectroscopy, 152pp Oct 2006 which help to avoid the numerous pitfalls of observational and analysis 978-981-270-075-9 US$55 £46 techniques in use in extragalactic astronomy. In this rapidly expanding research field, this text is an ideal companion handbook for graduate students and active researchers. A Primer on the Physics of the 400pp Jan 2017 Cosmic Microwave Background 978-1-78634-054-2 US$120 £100 by Massimo Giovannini (CERN, Switzerland) 978-1-78634-144-0(pbk) US$59 £49 “The author’s extended treatment is particularly General Relativity useful for those who will need to plow through A First Examination massive amounts of published literature ... the book is anchored in the inflationary model of the by Marvin Blecher (Virginia Tech, USA) universe and illustrates the important link between This textbook is suitable for a one-semester the theory of inflation and the theory of CMB introduction to General Relativity for advanced fluctuations ... the formalism yields equations that undergraduates in physics and engineering. The are closer to those used in standard numerical materials are kept concise by focusing on the codes.” theoretical development without digressing into a Physics Today course on advanced mathematics. The exposition is lucid and the readers are exposed to a variety of 488pp Mar 2008 analytic calculations. End-of-chapter problems are 978-981-279-142-9 US$136 £113 provided with detailed solutions available online.
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100 Years of General Relativity - Vol 1 Lectures on Gravitation Numerical Relativity by Ashok Das (University of Rochester, USA & by Masaru Shibata (Kyoto University, Japan) Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, India)
This book is composed of two parts: First part “The book is well written with a clear, unfussy and describes basics in numerical relativity, that is, pedagogical style. The text also makes good use of the formulations and methods for a solution clear and simple diagrams wherever appropriate. of Einstein’s equation and general relativistic There are useful worked examples scattered matter field equations. This part will be helpful for throughout the book; these aid understanding beginners of numerical relativity who would like of the more abstract concepts by letting the to understand the content of numerical relativity reader see them applied to specific situations. and its background. The second part focuses on I can recommend Lectures on Gravitation as a the application of numerical relativity. A wide variety of scientific numerical useful, concise introductory overview of the key mathematical and physical results are introduced focusing in particular on the merger of binary neutron concepts in General Relativity.” Contemporary Physics stars and black holes. This book is a compilation of the lectures for a one-semester course on Readership: This book is suitable for advanced undergraduate students, gravitation at the University of Rochester. Starting from a simple description postgraduate students and researchers who are interested in numerical of geometry, the topics are systematically developed to the big bang theory relativity. with a simple derivation of the cosmic background temperature.
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World Scientific Series in Astronomy and Black Holes Astrophysics - Vol 8 A Student Text (3rd Edition) by Derek Raine & Edwin Thomas An Invitation to Astrophysics (University of Leicester, UK) by Thanu Padmanabhan (Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, India) This book provides an accessible introduction to “This book is a nice introduction to several fields of the fascinating subject of black holes. It bridges astrophysics. It is useful for students interested in the gap between popular non-mathematical this special field, but also for researchers of several expositions and advanced research texts, using other fields, as it concentrates on the fundamental simple undergraduate level calculations and the questions instead of going into too much details.” most basic knowledge of relativity to explain current research. The content is accessible to Zentralblatt MATH a wide audience of physicists, including those who are not necessarily This unique book provides a clear and lucid description of several aspects interested in learning higher-level mathematical techniques. The third edition of astrophysics and cosmology in a language understandable to physicists introduces a chapter dedicated to a selection of recent results and includes entering this field. It presents the key topics in all branches of astrophysics, over 100 problems and solutions. such as cosmic microwave background, inflation and blackhole physics. Readership: Advanced undergraduate students and first-year postgraduates Many complicated results are introduced with simple, novel derivations in fields of astrophysics, astronomy and cosmology. which strengthen the conceptual understanding of the subject. The book also contains over one hundred exercises which will help students in their 300pp Nov 2014 self study. 978-1-78326-481-0 US$82 £68 978-1-78326-482-7(pbk) US$39 £32 384pp Feb 2006 978-981-256-638-6 US$135 £112 Prefer Digital? Browse this flyer online 978-981-256-687-4(pbk) US$74 £61 https://tinyurl.com/astrotxt20
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Origin and Evolution of the Named an Outstanding Academic Title Universe of 2019 by CHOICE From Big Bang to ExoBiology (2nd Edition) How the Universe Works edited by Matthew A Malkan & Ben Zuckerman Introduction to Modern Cosmology (University of California, Los Angeles, USA) by Serge Parnovsky (Taras Shevchenko National The book provides a broad overview of what we University of Kyiv, Ukraine) & Aleksei Parnowski currently know about the origin and evolution (Space Research Institute, Ukraine) of the universe. The goal is to be scientifically “This volume fills a gap between books for comprehensive but concise. We trace the origin lay readers and books for serious students of of the universe from the Big Bang and cosmic cosmology. An undergraduate student seeking expansion, to the formation of galaxies, heavy elements, stars and planets a big picture understanding of cosmology and an easy introduction to as abodes for life. The aim is to bring lay readers with an interest in science the mathematics involved will find this book very useful … A particularly ‘up to speed’ on all of the key discoveries that are part of the panorama of refreshing aspect is the authors’ respect for the reader’s intelligence: cosmic evolution, which has ultimately lead to our existence on Earth. they clearly admit where scientists still do not know the answers and at best can speculate.” CHOICE Readership: Science students, professionals and public interested in astronomy. This book explains the main ideas of modern cosmology, such as the expanding universe, its creation in a Big Bang, its evolution, characteristics, 240pp Feb 2020 and structure, as well as issues — dark matter and dark energy, black holes 978-981-120-645-0 US$78 £70 and other exotic objects. It differs from most popular science books as it 978-981-120-772-3(pbk) US$38 £35 avoids cutting corners in explanations and does not hide problems faced by modern cosmology. Thus, it acts as a bridge across the great chasm Cosmic Paradoxes separating popular science from true science. (2nd Edition) 188pp Feb 2018 by Julio A Gonzalo (Universidad Autonoma de 978-981-3234-94-9 US$58 £51 Madrid, Spain) 978-981-121-444-8(pbk) US$28 £19.95 Review of the First Edition: “This is a fascinating and compelling read for Beyond the Galaxy anyone concerned about the unresolved mysteries How Humanity Looked Beyond Our Milky Way and paradoxes of the universe.” and Discovered the Entire Universe Contemporary Physics by Ethan Siegel (Lewis & Clark College, USA)
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Building cosmological models with new Detailed technical treatise on gravitational Frontiers of astronomical instrumentation techniques from noncommutative geometry. wave interferometry. across the electromagnetic spectrum and extending into multimessenger astronomy. Noncommutative Cosmology 100 Years of General Relativity - Volume 5 World Scientific Series in Astrophysics by Matilde Marcolli (California Institute of Advanced Interferometric Technology, USA & Perimeter Institute for Gravitational-Wave Detectors The WSPC Handbook of Theoretical Physics, Canada & University of (In 2 Volumes) Astronomical Instrumentation Toronto, Canada) Volume I: Essentials of Gravitational-Wave (In 5 Volumes) 292pp Feb 2018 Detectors edited by David N Burrows (The Pennsylvania 978-981-3202-83-2 US$98 £86 Volume II: Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo State University, USA) 978-981-3202-84-9(pbk) US$48 £42 and Beyond 1500pp Jul 2020 edited by David Reitze (California Institute of Introductory Offer till Apr 30, 2021 For graduate and advanced undergraduate Technology, USA), Peter Saulson (Syracuse 978-981-4644-31-0 (Set) US$1580 £1311 students without prior knowledge of fluid University, USA) & Hartmut Grote (Cardiff US$1850 £1536 dynamics. University, UK) An Introduction to Astrophysical 808pp Mar 2019 Most important concepts and current status in 978-981-3146-07-5(Set) US$198 £164 the field of cosmology. Fluid Dynamics by (University of World Scientific Series in Astrophysics Michael J Thompson “Complete overview of General Relativity: Sheffield, UK) past, present and future.” The Encyclopedia of Cosmology 240pp Jan 2006 (In 4 Volumes) 978-1-86094-615-8 US$99 £82 One Hundred Years of General by Rennan Barkana (Tel Aviv University, Israel), 978-1-86094-633-2(pbk) US$55 £46 Relativity Shinji Tsujikawa (Tokyo University of Science, From Genesis and Empirical Foundations Japan) & Jihn E Kim (Seoul National University, South Korea) Intriguing style with a personal story-centric to Gravitational Waves, Cosmology and approach. edited by Kentaro Nagamine (Osaka University, Quantum Gravity (In 2 Volumes) Japan & University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA) A Brief History of Astronomy and edited by Wei-Tou Ni (National Tsing Hua Editor-in-chief: Giovanni G Fazio (Harvard University, Hsinchu, Taiwan) Astrophysics Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA) 1356pp May 2017 1404pp May 2018 by Kenneth R Lang (Tufts University, USA) 978-981-4635-12-7 (Set) US$248 £206 978-981-4656-19-1 (Set) US$1280 £1062 340pp Jul 2018 978-981-3233-83-6 US$98 £86 Well-documented history of TeV gamma-ray 978-981-3235-19-9(pbk) US$48 £42 astronomy. Contact: New model of dark matter and dark energy as Cherenkov Reflections World Scientific Publishing Co. Inc. facets of a cosmic superfluid. Gamma-Ray Imaging and the Evolution of USA: TeV Astronomy Fax: 1-201-487-9656 Tel: 1-201-487-9655 A Superfluid Universe by David Fegan (University College Dublin, Ireland) Email: [email protected] by Kerson Huang (MIT) 344pp Jun 2019 World Scientific Publishing (UK) Ltd. 136pp Aug 2016 978-981-3276-85-7 US$118 £105 UK: Fax: 44 (0) 123 546 5555 Tel: 44 (0) 123 546 5500 978-981-3148-45-1 US$26 £22 Email: [email protected]
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