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An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics, Second Edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect the dramatic changes and advancements in astrophysics that have occurred over the past decade. The Second Edition of this market-leading book has been updated to include the latest results from relevant fields of astrophysics and advances in our theoretical understanding of astrophysical phenomena. The Tools of Astronomy: The Celestial Sphere, Celestial Mechanics, The Continuous Spectrum of Light, The Theory of Special Relativity, The Interaction of Light and Matter, Telescopes; The Nature of Stars: Binary Systems and Stellar Parameters, The Classification of Stellar Spectra, Stellar Atmospheres, The Interiors of Stars, The Sun, The Process of Star Formation, Post-Main-Sequence Stellar Evolution, Stellar Pulsation, Supernovae, The Degenerate Remnants of Stars, Black Holes, Close Binary Star Systems; Planetary Systems: Physical Processes in the Solar System, The Terrestrial Planets, The Jovian Worlds, Minor Bodies of the Solar System, The Formation of Planetary Systems; Galaxies and the Universe: The Milky Way Galaxy, The Nature of Galaxies, Galactic Evolution, The Structure of the Universe, Active Galaxies, Cosmology, The Early Universe; Astronomical and Physical Constants, Unit Conversions Between SI and cgs, Solar System Data, The Constellations, The Brightest Stars, The Nearest Stars, Stellar Data, The Messier Catalog, Constants, A Constants Module for Fortran 95 (Available as a C++ header file), Orbits, A Planetary Orbit Code (Available as Fortran 95 and C++ command line versions, and Windows GUI), TwoStars, A Binary Star Code (Generates synthetic light and radial velocity curves; available as Fortran 95 and C++ command line versions, and Windows GUI), StatStar, A Stellar Structure Code (Available as Fortran 95 and C++ command line versions, and Windows GUI), StatStar, Stellar Models, Galaxy, A Tidal Interaction Code (Available as Java), WMAP Data. For all readers interested in moden astrophysics.
Table of Contents
I. The Tools of Astronomy 1. The Celestial Sphere
2. Celestial Mechanics
3. The Continuous Spectrum of Light
4. The Theory of Special Relativity
5. The Interaction of Light and Matter
6. Telescopes
II. The Nature of Stars
7. Binary Systems and Stellar Parameters
8. The Classification of Stellar Spectra
9. Stellar Atmospheres
10. The Interiors of Stars
11. The Sun
12. The Process of Star Formation
13. Post-Main-Sequence Stellar Evolution
14. Stellar Pulsation
15. Supernovae
16. The Degenerate Remnants of Stars
17. Black Holes
18. Close Binary Star Systems
III. Planetary Systems
19. Physical Processes in the Solar System
20. The Terrestrial Planets
21. The Jovian Worlds
22. Minor Bodies of the Solar System
23. The Formation of Planetary Systems
IV. Galaxies and the Universe
24. The Milky Way Galaxy
25. The Nature of Galaxies
26. Galactic Evolution
27. The Structure of the Universe
28. Active Galaxies
29. Cosmology
30. The Early Universe
Appendixes
A. Astronomical and Physical Constants
B. Unit Conversions Between SI and cgs
C. Solar System Data
D. The Constellations
E. The Brightest Stars
F. The Nearest Stars
G. Stellar Data
H. The Messier Catalog
I. Constants, A Constants Module for Fortran 95 (Available as a C++ header file)
J. Orbits, A Planetary Orbit Code (Available as Fortran 95 and C++ command line versions, and Windows GUI)
K. TwoStars, A Binary Star Code (Generates synthetic light and radial velocity curves; available as Fortran 95 and C++ command line versions, and Windows GUI)
L. StatStar, A Stellar Structure Code (Available as Fortran 95 and C++ command line versions, and Windows GUI)
M. StatStar, Stellar Models
N. Galaxy, A Tidal Interaction Code (Available as Java)
O. WMAP Data