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Title: Radiative Processes in Astrophysics by George B. Rybicki, Alan P. Lightman ISBN: 0-471-82759-2 Publisher: Wiley-Interscience Pub. Date: 26 March, 1985 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $99.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: An Almost Perfect Book for a Course on Astrophysics
Comment: One of the peculiarities of Astrophysics is that, as a
subject, is difficult to teach. It requires to go deep into
the physics of the objects under study (which span the whole
Universe) but alto to keep a broad view (the so called "Big
Picture") since most of the objects and their histories
cannot be understood if they are isolated from the others.
One of the problems a teacher faces is, hence, how to strike a
balance between these two disparate goals within the limited
time of one or two academic terms.
Rybicki and Lightman success with this book is to take the
physics of astrophysical problems involving radiation from
the general approaches of the physics books to the particular
conditions of most of the cases that astronomy cares about
without leaving rigorousity along the way. With a little
abuse of language: They bring Physics a step closer to
Astronomy.
On the other hand, the area of actual applications that
astronomers use is almost neglected. For example, the
introductory chapters on Radiative Transfer and Black
Body Radiation could have served to motivate a chapter on
theoretical basis of photometry (theoretical approach to
color indices, extinction by dust or other microscopic
particles). This would have given the student a more
realistic flavor of the tools that astrophysicists use
in their everyday (every night?) work. The Problem Sets,
in addition, are claiming for a few numerical
applications to profit from the, now easily available
to students, computer power.
Every serious astrophysics teacher and student should
use this book... and think hard on how to take the
next step from Rybicki and Lightman to the Absolute
Magnitude versus Color Index diagrams.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Discussion
Comment: Thorough, concise, and very readable. Topics are clearly presented, equations are elegantly explained. One of the most useful texts I own.
Rating: 5
Summary: Standard Text in the Field
Comment: This is THE standard text in the field of astrophysical radiation processes. Covers most processes of interest for the astrophysicist, at a depth adequate for graduate students. Well written and understandable. A must buy, despite the very high price.
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Title: Galactic Dynamics by James Binney, Scott Tremaine ISBN: 0691084459 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 January, 1988 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: The Physics of Astrophysics: Gas Dynamics (Series of Books in Astronomy) by Frank H. Shu ISBN: 0935702652 Publisher: University Science Books Pub. Date: December, 1992 List Price(USD): $68.00 |
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Title: Galactic Astronomy by James Binney, Michael Merrifield ISBN: 0691025657 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 17 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $47.50 |
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Title: Black Holes, White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars: The Physics of Compact Objects by Stuart L. Shapiro, Saul A. Teukolsky ISBN: 0471873160 Publisher: Wiley-Interscience Pub. Date: 06 May, 1983 List Price(USD): $94.95 |
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Title: Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium by Lyman Spitzer ISBN: 0471293350 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 17 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $57.95 |
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