Astrophysics Is Easy An Introduction for the Amateur Astronomer 3rd Edition by Michael 9783031168055 3031168054

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• ISBN 10: 3031168054
• ISBN 13: 9783031168055
• Author: Michael 

Astrophysics is often –with some justification – regarded as incomprehensible without the use of higher mathematics. Consequently, many amateur astronomers miss out on some of the most fascinating aspects of the subject. Astrophysics Is Easy! cuts through the difficult mathematics and explains the basics of astrophysics in accessible terms. Using nothing more than plain arithmetic and simple examples, the workings of the universe are outlined in a straightforward yet detailed and easy-to-grasp manner. Following on the success of the first and second editions, this fully updated third edition covers the significant changes in astrophysics theories and research that have occurred in the last five years, including new material on: exomoons, exocomets and exoasteroids; Special and General Relativity; gravitational waves, their origins and detection; telescope optics; black hole astrophysics; and more. For each topic under discussion, an observing list is included so thatobservers can actually see for themselves the concepts presented – stars of the spectral sequence, nebulae, galaxies, even black holes. The book also features in-text, nonmathematical questions and end-of-chapter problems – all with their accompanying solutions – to help readers discuss and digest the material.

Table contents:

1. Tools of the Trade
2. The Solar System
3. Spectroscopy and the Spectral Sequence
4. The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
5. The Interstellar Medium and Protostars
6. Star Birth
7. Galactic Clusters and Stellar Associations
8. The Sun, Our Nearest Star
9. Binary Stars and Stellar Mass
10. Life on the Main Sequence
11. Star Death: White Dwarfs and Planetary Nebulae
12. Star Death: Supernovae, & Neutron Stars
13. An Interlude: Special & General Relativity
14. Black Holes
15. Exoplanets
16. Galaxies
17. Active Galaxies
18. Cosmology
19. The Speculative Universe

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