Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics
About the Book Series
This series includes books on all aspects of theoretical and experimental astronomy and astrophysics. Books in the series range in level from textbooks and handbooks to more advanced expositions of current research.
If you are interested in writing or editing a book for the series, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Rebecca Davies, Editor for Physics books, at [email protected], or contact any of the Series Editors: Mark Birkinshaw at [email protected], Jo Silk at [email protected], and Gary Fuller at [email protected]. Proposal guidelines can be accessed at http://www.crcpress.com/resources/authors.
Cosmology for Physicists
1st Edition
By David Lyth
June 30, 2020
Written by an award-winning cosmologist, this brand new textbook provides advanced undergraduate and graduate students with coverage of the very latest developments in the observational science of cosmology. The book is separated into three parts; part I covers particle physics and general ...
Fundamentals of Radio Astronomy: Observational Methods
1st Edition
By Jonathan M. Marr, Ronald L. Snell, Stanley E. Kurtz
June 30, 2020
As evidenced by five Nobel Prizes in physics, radio astronomy in its 80-year history has contributed greatly to our understanding of the universe. Yet for too long, there has been no suitable textbook on radio astronomy for undergraduate students.Fundamentals of Radio Astronomy: Observational ...
Stellar Explosions: Hydrodynamics and Nucleosynthesis
1st Edition
By Jordi Jose
June 30, 2020
Stars are the main factories of element production in the universe through a suite of complex and intertwined physical processes. Such stellar alchemy is driven by multiple nuclear interactions that through eons have transformed the pristine, metal-poor ashes leftover by the Big Bang into a cosmos ...
The Physics of Interstellar Dust
1st Edition
By Endrik Krugel
January 07, 2019
Interstellar dust grains catalyse chemical reactions, absorb, scatter, polarise and re-radiate starlight and constitute the building blocks for the formation of planets. Understanding this interstellar component is therefore of primary importance in many areas of astronomy & astrophysics. For ...
Numerical Methods in Astrophysics: An Introduction
1st Edition
By Peter Bodenheimer, Peter Bodenheimer, Gregory P. Laughlin, Gregory P. Laughlin, Michal Rozyczka, Tomasz Plewa, Harold. W Yorke, Michal Rozyczka, Harold W. Yorke
December 13, 2006
Numerical Methods in Astrophysics: An Introduction outlines various fundamental numerical methods that can solve gravitational dynamics, hydrodynamics, and radiation transport equations. This resource indicates which methods are most suitable for particular problems, demonstrates what the accuracy ...
Very High Energy Gamma-Ray Astronomy
1st Edition
By T.C. Weekes
April 08, 2003
High energy gamma-ray photons are the prime probes of the relativistic or high-energy universe, populated by black holes, neutron stars, supernovae, quasars, and matter-antimatter annihilations. Through studying the gamma-ray sky, astrophysicists are able to better understand the formation and ...
Dark Sky, Dark Matter
1st Edition
By J.M Overduin, P.S Wesson
September 01, 2002
Olbers' paradox states that given the Universe is unbounded, governed by the standard laws of physics, and populated by light sources, the night sky should be ablaze with light. Obviously this is not so. However, the paradox does not lie in nature but in our understanding of physics. A Universe ...
An Introduction to the Science of Cosmology
1st Edition
By Derek Raine, E.G. Thomas
August 01, 2001
A thorough introduction to modern ideas on cosmology and on the physical basis of the general theory of relativity, An Introduction to the Science of Cosmology explores various theories and ideas in big bang cosmology, providing insight into current problems. Assuming no previous knowledge of ...
The Origin and Evolution of the Solar System
1st Edition
By Michael M. Woolfson
January 01, 2000
The origin of the solar system has been a matter of speculation for many centuries, and since the time of Newton it has been possible to apply scientific principles to the problem. A succession of theories, starting with that of Pierre Laplace in 1796, has gained general acceptance, only to fall ...
Optical Astronomical Spectroscopy
1st Edition
By C.R. Kitchin
January 01, 1995
A concise introduction, Optical Astronomical Spectroscopy appeals to the newcomer of astronomical spectroscopy and assumes no previous specialist knowledge. Beginning from the physical background of spectroscopy with a clear explanation of energy levels and spectroscopic notation, the book proceeds...
Dust and Chemistry in Astronomy
1st Edition
Edited
By T.J Millar, D.A Williams
January 01, 1993
Dust is widespread in the galaxy. To astronomers studying stars it may be just an irritating fog, but it is becoming widely recognized that cosmic dust plays an active role in astrochemistry. Without dust, the galaxy would have evolved differently, and planetary systems like ours would not have ...