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Galactic Astronomy
James Binney, Michael Merrifield
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Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik / Thermodynamik
Beschreibung
This is the definitive treatment of the phenomenology of galaxies--a clear and comprehensive volume that takes full account of the extraordinary recent advances in the field. The book supersedes the classic text Galactic Astronomy that James Binney wrote with Dimitri Mihalas, and complements Galactic Dynamics by Binney and Scott Tremaine. It will be invaluable to researchers and is accessible to any student who has a background in undergraduate physics.
The book draws on observations both of our own galaxy, the Milky Way, and of external galaxies. The two sources are complementary, since the former tends to be highly detailed but difficult to interpret, while the latter is typically poorer in quality but conceptually simpler to understand. Binney and Merrifield introduce all astronomical concepts necessary to understand the properties of galaxies, including coordinate systems, magnitudes and colors, the phenomenology of stars, the theory of stellar and chemical evolution, and the measurement of astronomical distances. The book's core covers the phenomenology of external galaxies, star clusters in the Milky Way, the interstellar media of external galaxies, gas in the Milky Way, the structure and kinematics of the stellar components of the Milky Way, and the kinematics of external galaxies.
Throughout, the book emphasizes the observational basis for current understanding of galactic astronomy, with references to the original literature. Offering both new information and a comprehensive view of its subject, it will be an indispensable source for professionals, as well as for graduate students and advanced undergraduates.
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Luminosity function (astronomy), Proper motion, Neutron star, Open cluster, Bolometric correction, Subdwarf, Reflection nebula, Elliptical galaxy, Variable star, Uncertainty, Nebula, X-ray, Absolute magnitude, Stellar population, Stellar kinematics, Brightness, Virgo Cluster, Brightness temperature, Cepheid variable, Giant star, Hydrogen line, Interstellar travel, Red giant, Globular cluster, Hertzsprung–Russell diagram, Circular orbit, Thick disk, Stellar evolution, Optical depth, Star count, Andromeda Galaxy, Compact star, Blazar, Star, Astronomer, Semi-major and semi-minor axes, Surface brightness, De Vaucouleurs' law, Supernova, Active galactic nucleus, Stellar dynamics, Hubble's law, Galaxy rotation curve, Cosmic distance ladder, H II region, Galactic Center, Apparent magnitude, Hyades (star cluster), Metallicity, Photon, Thin disk, Measurement, Main sequence, Ellipse, Spectral index, Angular diameter, Velocity dispersion, Interstellar medium, Effective temperature, Star cluster, Star formation, Wavelength, Planetary nebula, Binary star, Instability strip, Spectral line, Quantity, Spiral galaxy, White dwarf, Luminosity