For a quantitative understanding of the physics of the universe
- from the solar system through the milky way to clusters of
galaxies all the way to cosmology - these edited lecture notes are
perhaps among the most concise and also among the most critical
ones: Astrophysics has not yet stood the redundancy test of
laboratory physics, hence should be wary of early interpretations.
Special chapters are devoted to magnetic and radiation processes,
supernovae, disks, black-hole candidacy, bipolar flows, cosmic
rays, gamma-ray bursts, image distortions, and special sources. At
the same time, planet earth is viewed as the arena for life, with
plants and animals having evolved to homo sapiens during cosmic
time.
This text is unique in covering the basic qualitative and
quantitative tools, formulae as well as numbers, needed for the
precise interpretation of frontline phenomena in astrophysical
research. The author compares mainstream interpretations with new
and even controversial ones he wishes to emphasize.
The second edition includes numerous updates throughout the book
and, in addition, it contains a list of alternative explanations to
astrophysical findings that can be seen as a serious testing ground
for young scientists.
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