Cosmic Catastrophes: Supernovae, Gamma-Ray Bursts, and Adventures in Hyperspace Tapa dura - 2000

From supernovae and gamma-ray bursts to the accelerating Universe, this is an exploration of the intellectual threads that lead to some of the most exciting ideas in modern astrophysics and cosmology. This fully updated second edition incorporates new material on binary stars, black holes, gamma-ray bursts, worm-holes, quantum gravity and string theory. It covers the origins of stars and their evolution, the mechanisms responsible for supernovae, and their progeny, neutron stars and black holes. It examines the theoretical ideas behind black holes and their manifestation in observational astronomy and presents neutron stars in all their variety known today. This book also covers the physics of the twentieth century, discussing quantum theory and Einstein's gravity, how these two theories collide, and the prospects for their reconciliation in the twenty-first century. This will be essential reading for undergraduate students in astronomy and astrophysics, and an excellent, accessible introduction for a wider audience.

Detalles

• Título Cosmic Catastrophes: Supernovae, Gamma-Ray Bursts, and Adventures in Hyperspace
• Autor J. Craig Wheeler
• Encuadernación Tapa dura
• Edición First Edition
• Páginas 304
• Volúmenes 1
• Idioma ENG
• Editorial Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Fecha de publicación January 15, 2000
• Ilustrado Sí
• ISBN 9780521651950 / 0521651956
• Peso 1.24 libras (0.56 kg)
• Dimensiones 9.12 x 6.12 x 0.97 pulgadas (23.16 x 15.54 x 2.46 cm)
• Library of Congress subjects Stars, Supernovae
• Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 99053321
• Dewey Decimal Code 523.844