Karttunen / Kröger / Oja Fundamental Astronomy

2. Auflage 1994
ISBN: 978-3-662-11794-1
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 516 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Physics and Astronomy

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 sciences. The present much enlarged second edition of this successful textbook includes a host of new knowledge acquired in recent years.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Karttunen, Hannu

Kröger, Pekka

Oja, Heikki

Poutanen, Markku

Donner, Karl J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Spherical Astronomy.- Observations and Instruments.- Photometric Concepts and Magnitudes.- Radiation Mechanisms.- Temperatures.- Celestial Mechanics.- The Solar System.- Stellar Spectra.- Binary Stars and Stellar Masses.- Stellar Structure.- Stellar Evolution.- The Sun.- Variable Stars.- Compact Stars.- The Interstellar Medium.- Star Clusters and Associations.- The Milky Way.- Galaxies.- Cosmology.