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Cosmic Catastrophes - Exploding Stars, Black Holes, and Mapping the Universe (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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Cosmic Catastrophes - Exploding Stars, Black Holes, and Mapping the Universe (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
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From supernovae and gamma-ray bursts to the accelerating Universe,
this is an exploration of the intellectual threads that lead to
some of the most exciting ideas in modern astrophysics and
cosmology. This fully updated second edition incorporates new
material on binary stars, black holes, gamma-ray bursts,
worm-holes, quantum gravity and string theory. It covers the
origins of stars and their evolution, the mechanisms responsible
for supernovae, and their progeny, neutron stars and black holes.
It examines the theoretical ideas behind black holes and their
manifestation in observational astronomy and presents neutron stars
in all their variety known today. This book also covers the physics
of the twentieth century, discussing quantum theory and Einstein's
gravity, how these two theories collide, and the prospects for
their reconciliation in the twenty-first century. This will be
essential reading for undergraduate students in astronomy and
astrophysics, and an excellent, accessible introduction for a wider
audience.
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