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Astronomy and Astrophysics Library: Galaxy Formation by Malcolm S. Longair (2000, Hardcover)

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PublisherSpringer

ISBN-103540637850

ISBN-139783540637851

eBay Product ID (ePID)517044

Product Key Features

Number of PagesXvi, 536 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameGalaxy Formation

Publication Year2000

SubjectPhysics / Astrophysics, Astronomy

TypeTextbook

AuthorMalcolm S. Longair

Subject AreaScience

SeriesAstronomy and Astrophysics Library

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight31.9 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN98-029744

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsFrom 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'a? 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

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal523.1

SynopsisWritten by a well-known astrophysicist, who is also a superbly talented writer, this work deals with the matter and radiation content of the universe, the formation of galaxies, and provides a comprehensive introduction into relativistic astrophysics as needed for the clarification of cosmological ideas., 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.

LC Classification NumberQB981.L846 1998