Observational Astrophysics - Astronomy And Astrophysics Library

Lena, P.

ISBN 10: 0387184333 / ISBN 13: 9780387184333

Published by Springer-Verlag New York, Incorporated, 1988

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Synopsis:

This book presents a comprehensive, unified view of the obseving methods and tools of contemporary astrophysics. The collection of information coming from the celestial sources, the methods to process it, the fundamental laws of physics which control it are the subject of the book. Recent development in spatial interometry, new detectors, image restauration methods are presented. The level is for graduate students and researchers in astrophysics or in engineering.

Review:

From the book reviews:

“‘Observational Astrophysics’ is a textbook for graduate students and astrophysicists. ... The book gives an in-depth overview of everything one might want to know specifically about observations. If you have ever wondered how exactly the X-ray or neutrino telescopes work and what kind of detectors are used there, then this is the right book to look into.” (Kadri Tinn, AstroMadness.com, October, 2014)

“The third edition of Observational Astrophysics ... is impressively massive and contains a very large number of things that an astronomer might want to know, from millimetres of precipitable water above some of our favourite sites (less than 1 at the summer south pole to a shameful 7.1 at Kitt Peak) to the meaning of the Rao-Cramer inequality (which applies to the variance of an estimator). ... include an expanded discussion of data analysis and a new chapter on sky surveys and virtual observatories.” (Virginia Trimble, The Observatory, Vol. 132 (1229), August, 2012)

Bibliographic Details

Title: Observational Astrophysics - Astronomy And ...
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York, Incorporated
Publication Date: 1988
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New