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100			_aBartelmann, Matthias _91104715
245		0	_aTheoretical astrophysics : an introduction
260			_aWeinheim, _bWiley-VCH: _c2013.
300			_axx,320p. _b: col. ill.
490			_aPhysics textbook
500			_aInclude bibliographical references.; Index 315-320p.
520			_aBeginning from first principles and adopting a modular structure, this book develops the fundamental physical methods needed to describe and understand a wide range of seemingly very diverse astrophysical phenomena and processes. For example, the discussion of radiation processes including their spectra is based on Larmor's equation and extended by the photon picture and the internal dynamics of radiating quantum systems, leading to the shapes of spectral lines and the ideas of radiation transport. Hydrodynamics begins with the concept of phase-space distribution functions and Boltzmann's equation and develops ideal, viscous and magneto-hydrodynamics all from the vanishing divergence of an energy-momentum tensor, opening a natural extension towards relativistic hydrodynamics. Linear stability analysis is introduced and used as a common and versatile tool throughout the book. Aimed at students at graduate level, lecturers teaching courses in theoretical astrophysics or advanced topics in modern astronomy, this book with its abundant examples and exercises also serves as a reference and an entry point for more advanced researchers wanting to update their knowledge of the physical processes that govern the behavior and evolution of astronomical objects.
650			_a Astrophysics _91104716
650			_a Hydrodynamics _91104717
650			_a Stellar dynamics _91104718
650			_aPhysics _91104719
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