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9780486457970

Violent Phenomena in the Universe

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  • ISBN13:

    9780486457970

  • ISBN10:

    0486457974

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-06-05
  • Publisher: Dover Publications

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Summary

The serenity of a clear night sky belies the evidence-gathered by balloons, rockets, satellites, and telescopes-that the universe contains centers of furious activity that pour out vast amounts of energy, some in regular cycles and some in gigantic bursts. This reader-friendly book, acclaimed by Nature as "excellent and uncompromising," traces the development of modern astrophysics and its explanations of these startling celestial fireworks.

Author Biography

Astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar is Professor Emeritus at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics

Table of Contents

Note on Illustrationsp. X
The Violent Universep. 1
Gravity According to Newtonp. 14
Gravity According to Einsteinp. 37
The Physics of Black Holesp. 52
Star Explosions and their Aftermathsp. 76
Powerful X-ray Sources in our Galaxyp. 97
Active Galaxies and Quasarsp. 119
The Big Bangp. 139
The Big Bang Revisitedp. 163
The Electromagnetic Wave and the Photonp. 185
The Special Theory of Relativityp. 188
The Doppler Effectp. 193
Sub-atomic Particlesp. 195
Types of Electromagnetic Radiationp. 198
Catalogues of Astronomical Objectsp. 202
Fundamental Constants of Physics and Astrophysicsp. 204
Glossaryp. 205
Further Readingp. 212
Indexp. 213
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