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ISBN Number: 9780521349758
Editor: Landshoff, P. V.
Editor: Nelson, D. R.
Editor: Landshoff, Peter
Editor: Nelson, D. R.
Written by: Nelson, D. R.
Written by: Landshoff, P. V.
Written by: Sciama, D. W.
Written by: Saslaw, William C.
Written by: Weinberg, S.
Published by: Cambridge University Press
Location: Cambridge
Subject: Gravity
Subject: Astrophysics & Space Science
Subject: Cosmology
Subject: Astronomy, Universe
Subject: Stars
Subject: Mathematical Physics
Subject: Gravitation
Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
Date of Publication: July 1987
Cover Type: Paperback
Grade Level: Professional and scholarly
Written in: English
Number of Pages: 510
Book Size: 932x752x108 198
This text describes the gravitational interactions and evolution of astronomical systems on all scales, from small groups of stars through galaxies and clusters of galaxies to the Universe itself. In a rapidly developing area of astronomy, it is the first comprehensive treatise on the subject to be published since the early 1960s. Concentrating on the basic physics, at a graduate student level, it also develops many astronomical applications in considerable detail. The book is self-contained. Most results are derived from preceding ones in a straightforward way. It is written to bring out the physical content behind the mathematical formulae, and contains a number of exercises and suggestions for research topics. Bibliographies with nearly 300 selected references provide gateways into the literature. Synopsis:
This book is written to bring out the physical content behind the mathematical formulae.
Synopsis:
This book is written to bring out the physical content behind the mathematical formulae.
