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Inside the stars /
"Version: 20230801"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Understanding the inside of the Sun. 1. A glimpse of the solar interior -- 2. The sun as a star -- 3. The role of radiation inside stars -- 4. The nature of star stuff -- 5. Discovering the source of solar energy6. Properties of the matter inside stars -- 6.1. The equation of state -- 6.2. Opacity calculations -- …
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An introduction to brown dwarfs :from very-low-mass stars to super-Jupiters /
"Version: 20241201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Stars and brown dwarfs -- 1.2. Definitions and brown dwarf research paradigms -- 1.3. Discovery of brown dwarfs2. The basics -- 2.1. Fundamental parameters -- 2.2. Astronomy units: magnitudes and parsecs -- 2.3. Spectroscopy: velocities, surface gravity and metallicity3. Spectral types -- 3.1. Spec…
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Galaxy morphology /
"Version: 202112"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Earlier classifications -- 1.2. Hubble's tuning fork -- 1.3. The 90% rule -- 1.4. Assignments -- 1.5. Further reading2. Galaxy scale -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. de Vaucouleurs profile -- 2.3. Exponential profile -- 2.4. S?ersic profile -- 2.5. Two-component galaxies -- 2.6. Vertical profiles -- 2.7.…
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Extragalactic astrophysics /
"Version: 20220501"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Stellar structure -- 1.2. Equations of stellar structure -- 1.3. Our Sun -- 1.4. Stellar atmospheres -- 1.5. Stellar evolution1.6. Galaxies -- 2. The Milky Way Galaxy -- 2.1. Coordinate systems, parallax and radial velocities -- 2.2. The equatorial coordinate system -- 2.3. Rotational transformatio…
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Lithium across the universe /
"Version: 20230901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Background -- 1.1. A brief history of lithium -- 1.2. Atomic lithium in the gas phase -- 1.3. The lithium isotope ratio -- 1.4. Lithium in molecules -- 1.5. Lithium in solids2. Creation, destruction and preservation of lithium -- 2.1. Big bang lithium synthesis -- 2.2. Galactic sources of lithium -- 2.3. Where is lithi…
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Introduction to stars and planets :an activities-based exploration /
"Version: 20201201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.26. The search for exoplanets : Doppler method -- 26.1. The Doppler effect -- 26.2. Center of mass -- 26.3. Detecting the solar system from afar -- 26.4. Weighing an exoplanet27. The search for exoplanets : transit method (I) -- 27.1. Introduction -- 27.2. Planetary transit basics -- 27.3. Detecting the solar system from …
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New windows on the universe :advances in multimessenger astronomy /
"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Messengers of astrophysics -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Electromagnetic radiation -- 1.3. Cosmic rays -- 1.4. Neutrinos -- 1.5. Gravitational waves2. From dust ... the birth and death of stars -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Stellar birth -- 2.3. Stellar death3. To dust ... the birth and death of planets -- 3.1. Introduct…
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Accreting binaries :nature, formation, and evolution /
"Version: 20220901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. The discovery of accreting binaries -- 1.2. Celestial laboratories of extreme physics -- 1.3. Structure of this book2. Astrophysical basics for single stars -- 2.1. Concise stellar evolution -- 2.2. Fundamental properties of compact objects -- 2.3. Reviews, catalogs and references3. Astrophysical b…
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Great mysteries in astrophysics :a guide to what we don't know /
"Version: 20221001"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Solving scientific problems -- 1.2. Solving astrophysical mysteries--deep space forensics -- 1.3. Further reading2. How we see the universe -- 2.1. Light -- 2.2. Particles -- 2.3. Gravitational waves -- 2.4. Looking back in time -- 2.5. Further reading3. Inventory of the universe--something is miss…
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An introduction to astrophysics with Python :stars and planets /
"Version: 20251201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Newton's gravity and orbits. 1. A review of newton's laws and an introduction to python -- 1.1. Overview -- 1.2. Scientific background -- 1.3. Using Python as a calculator -- 1.4. Arrays and (avoiding) loops -- 1.5. Using Python modules to help with units -- 1.6. Defining your own functions2. Kepler's laws of plan…
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