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& General Relativityin 2020 Now available on WorldSciNet New & Bestselling Textbooks in Astrophysics & General Relativity in 2020 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 Readership: Undergraduates and postgraduates studying astronomical spectroscopy. Prefer Digital? 284pp Jun 2019 View this flyer online at 978-1-78634-694-0 US$88 £75 978-1-78634-707-7(pbk) US$48 £40 https://tinyurl.com/astrotxt20 New & Bestselling Textbooks in Astrophysics & General Relativity in 2020 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. 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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. Copy at [email protected] 652pp Apr 2018 or scan the QR code 978-1-78634-514-1 US$168 £148 eTextbooks Available! Digital resources made convenient for For more information, your students at a lower cost. visit: www.worldscientific.com 2 Prefer Digital? View this flyer online https://tinyurl.com/astrotxt20 WORLD SCIENTIFIC New & Bestselling Textbooks in Astrophysics & General Relativity in 2020 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 ... 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