Overview
This is a textbook for graduate students in astrophysics. The author is extremely well known not only as an astrophysicist but also as a writer of superb talent. The presentation is clear and the book should become a favourite text for students. It deals with the matter and radiation content of the universe, and the formation of galaxies, and it gives a comprehensive introduction to relativistic astrophysics as needed for the clarification of cosmological ideas.
Full Product Details
Author: M. S. Longair
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.905kg
ISBN: 9783540637851
ISBN 10: 3540637850
Pages: 552
Publication Date: 20 October 1998
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
From the reviews This book is yet another example of the author's oustanding expository skills and deserves to be hailed as a brilliant and up-to-date account of current understanding in the field of cosmology and galaxy formation. The Observatory, 1999 a ža ]Despite its title, the book actually covers pretty much all of extragalactic astronomy and cosmologya ]offers one of the most comprehensive descriptions of the topic, in particular where observational data are concerneda ].Longair never fails to place the results within the big picturea ]Besides completeness, it is also the most up-to-date textbook. Even very recent developments are included, ....I very much enjoyed reading this book, and I am sure I will make use of it the next time I teach a cosmology graduate course, as both a textbook for the students and a guide in preparing my lectures. Physics Today, September 1999
From the reviews <br> This book is yet another example of the author's oustanding expository skills and deserves to be hailed as a brilliant and up-to-date account of current understanding in the field of cosmology and galaxy formation. <br>The Observatory, 1999 <p> a ža ]Despite its title, the book actually covers pretty much all of extragalactic astronomy and cosmologya ]offers one of the most comprehensive descriptions of the topic, in particular where observational data are concerneda ].Longair never fails to place the results within the big picturea ]Besides completeness, it is also the most up-to-date textbook. Even very recent developments are included, ....I very much enjoyed reading this book, and I am sure I will make use of it the next time I teach a cosmology graduate course, as both a textbook for the students and a guide in preparing my lectures. <br>Physics Today, September 1999
