Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Also by the author
- 1 Kepler, Newton, and the mass function
- 2 Equilibrium in stars
- 3 Equations of state
- 4 Stellar structure and evolution
- 5 Thermal bremsstrahlung radiation
- 6 Blackbody radiation
- 7 Special theory of relativity in astronomy
- 8 Synchrotron radiation
- 9 Compton scattering
- 10 Hydrogen spin-flip radiation
- 11 Dispersion and Faraday rotation
- 12 Gravitational lensing
- Credits, further reading, and references
- Glossary
- Appendix: Units, symbols, and values
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Also by the author
- 1 Kepler, Newton, and the mass function
- 2 Equilibrium in stars
- 3 Equations of state
- 4 Stellar structure and evolution
- 5 Thermal bremsstrahlung radiation
- 6 Blackbody radiation
- 7 Special theory of relativity in astronomy
- 8 Synchrotron radiation
- 9 Compton scattering
- 10 Hydrogen spin-flip radiation
- 11 Dispersion and Faraday rotation
- 12 Gravitational lensing
- Credits, further reading, and references
- Glossary
- Appendix: Units, symbols, and values
- Index
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- Astrophysics ProcessesThe Physics of Astronomical Phenomena, pp. vii - xivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2008