AN INTRODUCTION TO ASTROPHYSICS
BAIDYANATH BASU; TANUKA CHATTOPADHYAY; SUDHINDRA NATH BISWAS
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This invaluable book now in its second edition covers a wide range of topics appropriate for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in astrophysics The book conveys a deep and coherent understanding of the stellar phenomena and basic astrophysics of stars galaxies clusters of galaxies and other heavenly bodies of interest This book is recommended in Gauhati University Assam Since the first appearance of the book in 1997 significant progress has been made in different branches of Astronomy and Astrophysics The second edition takes into account the developments of the subject which have taken place in the last decade It discusses the latest introduction of L and T dwarfs in the Hertzsprung Russel diagram or H R diagram Other developments discussed pertain to standard solar model solar neutrino puzzle cosmic microwave background radiation Drake equation dwarf galaxies ultra compact dwarf galaxies compact groups and cluster of galaxies Problems at the end of each chapter motivate the students to go deeper into the topics Suggested readings at the end of each chapter have been complemented This invaluable book, now in its second edition, covers a wide range of topics appropriate for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in astrophysics. The book conveys a deep and coherent understanding of the stellar phenomena, and basic astrophysics of stars, galaxies, clusters of galaxies and other heavenly bodies of interest. This book ...is recommended in Gauhati University, Assam. Since the first appearance of the book in 1997, significant progress has been made in different branches of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The second edition takes into account the developments of the subject which have taken place in the last decade. It discusses the latest introduction of L and T dwarfs in the Hertzsprung-Russel diagram (or H-R diagram). Other developments discussed pertain to standard solar model, solar neutrino puzzle, cosmic microwave background radiation, Drake equation, dwarf galaxies, ultra compact dwarf galaxies, compact groups and cluster of galaxies. Problems at the end of each chapter motivate the students to go deeper into the topics. Suggested readings at the end of each chapter have been complemented.
