Fundamental Astronomy [E-Book] / edited by Hannu Karttunen, Pekka Kröger, Heikki Oja, Markku Poutanen, Karl Johan Donner.
Fundamental Astronomy gives a well-balanced and comprehensive introduction to the various fields of classical and modern astronomy. While emphasizing both the astronomical concepts and the underlying physical principles, the text provides a sound basis for more profound studies in the astronomical s...
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Personal Name(s): | Donner, Karl Johan, editor |
Karttunen, Hannu, editor / Kröger, Pekka, editor / Oja, Heikki, editor / Poutanen, Markku, editor | |
Edition: |
Fourth Edition. |
Imprint: |
Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer,
2003
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Physical Description: |
XI, 468 p. online resource. |
Note: |
englisch |
ISBN: |
9783662053331 |
DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-662-05333-1 |
Subject (LOC): |
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Spherical Astronomy
- 3. Observations and Instruments
- 4. Photometric Concepts and Magnitudes
- 5. Radiation Mechanisms
- 6. Celestial Mechanics
- 7. The Solar System
- 8. Stellar Spectra
- 9. Binary Stars and Stellar Masses
- 10. Stellar Structure
- 11. Stellar Evolution
- 12. The Sun
- 13. Variable Stars
- 14. Compact Stars
- 15. The Interstellar Medium
- 16. Star Clusters and Associations
- 17. The Milky Way
- 18. Galaxies
- 19. Cosmology
- Appendices
- A. Mathematics
- A.1 Geometry
- A.2 Conic Sections
- A.3 Taylor Series
- A.4 Vector Calculus
- A.5 Matrices
- A.6 Multiple Integrals
- A.7 Numerical Solution of an Equation
- B. Theory of Relativity
- B.1 Basic Concepts
- B.2 Lorentz Transformation. Minkowski Space
- B.3 General Relativity
- B.4 Tests of General Relativity
- C. Tables
- Answers to Exercises
- Further Reading
- Photograph Credits
- Name and Subject Index
- Colour Supplement.