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Extragalactic astrophysics
Title statement Extragalactic astrophysics / James R. Webb. [elektronický zdroj] Publication San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2016] Distribution Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2016] Phys.des. 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color). ISBN 9781681744094 (online) 9781681744117 mobi Edition [IOP release 3] IOP concise physics, ISSN 2053-2571 Note "Version: 20160901"--Title page verso. "A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso. Internal Bibliographies/Indexes Note Includes bibliographical references. Contents Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Stellar structure -- 1.2. Equations of stellar structure -- 1.3. Our Sun -- 1.4. Stellar atmospheres -- 1.5. Stellar evolution -- 1.6. Galaxies Content note 2. The Milky Way Galaxy -- 2.1. Coordinate systems, parallax and radial velocities -- 2.2. The equatorial coordinate system -- 2.3. Rotational transformations -- 2.4. Stellar motions -- 2.5. Measuring stellar parallaxes -- 2.6. Hipparcos results -- 2.7. Time in astronomy -- 2.8. Inertial reference frames -- 2.9. Galactic structure -- 2.10. The interstellar medium -- 2.11. Star counts -- 2.12. Initial stellar mass function -- 2.13. Stellar kinematics -- 2.14. Mass of the Galaxy -- 2.15. Milky Way formation. 3. External galaxies -- 3.1. History -- 3.2. Elliptical galaxies -- 3.3. Spiral galaxies -- 3.4. The Tully-Fisher relationship for spiral galaxies -- 3.5. Spiral structures through stochastic star formation -- 3.6. The cosmic distance ladder -- 3.7. Dark matter. 4. Active galaxies, quasars and supermassive black holes -- 4.1. Active galaxies -- 4.2. Classifications of active galaxies -- 4.3. Discovery and history of quasars -- 4.4. Synchrotron emission -- 4.5. Accreting black holes -- 4.6. Jet acceleration -- 4.7. Synchrotron-self-Compton jets -- 4.8. Unified model of quasars -- 4.9. Quasar variability. 5. General relativity and cosmology -- 5.1. A brief history of cosmology -- 5.2. Newtonian derivation of the cosmological equations -- 5.3. General relativistic derivation of cosmology -- 5.4. Big Bang cosmology -- 5.5. Confirmation of the Big Bang -- 5.6. Problems with the Big Bang theory -- 5.7. The future evolution of the accelerating Universe -- 5.8. Finding mass in the Universe -- 5.9. WMAP results -- 5.10. Age of the Universe -- 5.11. Gravitational waves. Notes to Availability Přístup pouze pro oprávněné uživatele Audience Graduate students, researchers and advanced astronomical science amateurs. Note Způsob přístupu: World Wide Web.. Požadavky na systém: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Another responsib. Morgan & Claypool Publishers, Institute of Physics (Great Britain), Subj. Headings Astrophysics. * Galaxies. * Astrophysics. * Galaxies and Stars. * SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics. * SCIENCE / Astronomy. Form, Genre elektronické knihy electronic books Country Kalifornie Language angličtina Document kind Electronic books URL Plný text pro studenty a zaměstnance UPOL 
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This book is intended to be a course about the creation and evolution of the universe at large, including the basic macroscopic building blocks (galaxies) and the overall large-scale structure. This text covers a broad range of topics for a graduate-level class in a physics department where students' available credit hours for astrophysics classes are limited. The sections cover galactic structure, external galaxies, galaxy clustering, active galaxies, general relativity and cosmology. This book is intended to be a course about the creation and evolution of the universe at large, including the basic macroscopic building blocks (galaxies) and the overall large-scale structure. This text covers a broad range of topics for a graduate-level class in a physics department where students' available credit hours for astrophysics classes are limited. The sections cover galactic structure, external galaxies, galaxy clustering, active galaxies, general relativity and cosmology.
Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Stellar structure -- 1.2. Equations of stellar structure -- 1.3. Our Sun -- 1.4. Stellar atmospheres -- 1.5. Stellar evolution -- 1.6. Galaxies2. The Milky Way Galaxy -- 2.1. Coordinate systems, parallax and radial velocities -- 2.2. The equatorial coordinate system -- 2.3. Rotational transformations -- 2.4. Stellar motions -- 2.5. Measuring stellar parallaxes -- 2.6. Hipparcos results -- 2.7. Time in astronomy -- 2.8. Inertial reference frames -- 2.9. Galactic structure -- 2.10. The interstellar medium -- 2.11. Star counts -- 2.12. Initial stellar mass function -- 2.13. Stellar kinematics -- 2.14. Mass of the Galaxy -- 2.15. Milky Way formation3. External galaxies -- 3.1. History -- 3.2. Elliptical galaxies -- 3.3. Spiral galaxies -- 3.4. The Tully-Fisher relationship for spiral galaxies -- 3.5. Spiral structures through stochastic star formation -- 3.6. The cosmic distance ladder -- 3.7. Dark matter4. Active galaxies, quasars and supermassive black holes -- 4.1. Active galaxies -- 4.2. Classifications of active galaxies -- 4.3. Discovery and history of quasars -- 4.4. Synchrotron emission -- 4.5. Accreting black holes -- 4.6. Jet acceleration -- 4.7. Synchrotron-self-Compton jets -- 4.8. Unified model of quasars -- 4.9. Quasar variability5. General relativity and cosmology -- 5.1. A brief history of cosmology -- 5.2. Newtonian derivation of the cosmological equations -- 5.3. General relativistic derivation of cosmology -- 5.4. Big Bang cosmology -- 5.5. Confirmation of the Big Bang -- 5.6. Problems with the Big Bang theory -- 5.7. The future evolution of the accelerating Universe -- 5.8. Finding mass in the Universe -- 5.9. WMAP results -- 5.10. Age of the Universe -- 5.11. Gravitational waves.
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