Theoretical Principles in Astrophysics and Relativity

Norman R. Leobovitz; William H. Reid; Peter O. Vandervoort (editors); UN Symposium on Theoretical Principles in Astrophysics and Relativity

ISBN 10: 0226469891 / ISBN 13: 9780226469898

Published by University of Chicago Press, 1978

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Hardcover, ex-library edition, with all usual markings, but the text itself is unmarked and the binding is tight and strong. No dust jacket. Seller Inventory # sale-nonfiction-gre-001

Bibliographic Details

Title: Theoretical Principles in Astrophysics and ...

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Publication Date: 1978

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

"This is a remarkable book: a symposium proceedings volume that will also function as a graduate-level text. Dedicated to the great theorist S. Chandrasekhar, the book consists of ten well-written chapters that cover the essential tools of theoretical astrophysics. The first half of the volume is concerned with the theory of how stars work (structure, stability, rotation, magnetism, dynamics) and the latter half is mainly a survey of relativistic astrophysics. . . . Read it for a broad-brush view of what theorists are up to now and how they solve problems."--Journal of the British Astronomical Association
"The book as a whole should be a gift from every research supervisor to every new graduate student in theoretical astronomy."--D. W. Sciama, Science

About the Author:

Norman R. Lebovitz is professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Chicago. William H. Reid is professor in the Departments of Mathematics and Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago. Peter O. Vandervoort is professor in the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago.