This self-contained textbook brings together many different branches of physics--e.g. nuclear physics, solid state physics, particle physics, hydrodynamics, relativity--to analyze compact objects. The latest astronomical data is assessed. Over 250 exercises.

ABSTRACT Containing the latest, groundbreaking discoveries in the field, this text outlines the basics of Einstein’s theory of gravity with a focus on its most important astrophysical consequences, including stellar structures, black holes and the physics of gravitational waves. Blending advanced topics - usually not found in introductory textbooks - with examples, pedagogical ...(展开全部)

约翰·格里宾(John Gribbin)，英国著名科学读物专业作家，萨塞克斯大学天文学访问学者。毕业于剑桥大学，获天体物理学博士学位，现在是苏塞克斯大学的客座天文学研究员。曾先后在《自然》志和《新科学家》周刊任职。1974年他以其关于气候变迁的作品获得了英国最佳科学著作奖。 约翰·格里宾著有50多部科普和科幻作品，其中的科学三部曲《薛定谔之猫探秘》、《双螺旋探秘》和《大爆炸探秘》尤为脍炙人口。此外，他还与妻子合著了一系列著名科学家的传记，而反映“科学顽童”费恩曼科学生涯的《迷人的科学风采——费思曼传》更是广受好评。他还撰写了许多畅销书，其中包括《寻找多重宇宙》《大宇宙百科全书》《欧米加点》、《大爆炸之探索》、《起始》、《宇宙指南》和《Q代表量子》。他的书已被译成多种语言，并在英国和美国得过奖。

约翰·格里宾(John Gribbin)，英国著名科学读物专业作家，萨塞克斯大学天文学访问学者。毕业于剑桥大学，获天体物理学博士学位，现在是苏塞克斯大学的客座天文学研究员。曾先后在《自然》志和《新科学家》周刊任职。1974年他以其关于气候变迁的作品获得了英国最佳科学著作奖。 约翰·格里宾著有50多部科普和科幻作品，其中的科学三部曲《薛定谔之猫探秘》、《双螺旋探秘》和《大爆炸探秘》尤为脍炙人口。此外，他还与妻子合著了一系列著名科学家的传记，而反映“科学顽童”费恩曼科学生涯的《迷人的科学风采——费思曼传》更是广受好评。他还撰写了许多畅销书，其中包括《寻找多重宇宙》《大宇宙百科全书》《欧米加点》、《大爆炸之探索》、《起始》、《宇宙指南》和《Q代表量子》。他的书已被译成多种语言，并在英国和美国得过奖。

The story of Snow White is told here with simplicity and charm. After her wicked stepmother--jealous of Snow White's extraordinary beauty--expels her from the castle, Snow White encounters seven dwarfs, a poisoned apple, and finally a handsome prince!

In 1935, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar challenged the prevailing theory of the day by suggesting that not all stars die the same death. He proposed that stars with more than 1.4 times the mass of the sun were compressed by their own gravitational forces into dense, dark objects. Winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics, Chandrasekhar here describes in exhaustive detail how a rot...(展开全部)

Part of the reissued Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences series, this book was first published in 1983, and has swiftly become one of the great modern classics of relativity theory. It represents a personal testament to the work of the author, who spent several years writing and working-out the entire subject matter. The theory of black holes is the most simple and be...(展开全部)

Four stories are told simultaneously, with each double-page spread divided into quadrants. The stories do not necessarily take place at the same moment in time, but are they really one story? You'll have to read this award winner and find out.

Four stories are told simultaneously, with each double-page spread divided into quadrants. The stories do not necessarily take place at the same moment in time, but are they really one story?

He studied with Niels Bohr, taught Richard Feynman, and boned up on relativity with his friend and colleague Albert Einstein. John Archibald Wheeler's fascinating life brings us face to face with the central characters and discoveries of modern physics. He was the first American to learn of the discovery of nuclear fission, later coined the term "black hole," led a renaissance ...(展开全部)