Astrophysical Quantities

Rok: 1999
ISBN: 9780387987460
NKP-CNB: 958433569
OCLC Number: (OBV)AC02940193
OKCZID: 110358988

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This new fourth edition of Allen's classic ASTROPHYSICAL QUANTITIES belongs on every astronomer's bookshelf. It has been thoroughly revised and brought up to date by a team of more than ninety internationally renowned astronomers and astrophysicists, and with advice and participation of the American Astronomical Society. While it follows the basic format of the original, this indispensable reference has grown to more than twice the size of the earlier editions to accommodate the great strides made in astronomy and astrophysics. It includes detailed tables of the most recent data on: - General constants and units - Atoms, molecules, and spectra - Observational astronomy at all wavelengths from radio to gamma-rays, and neutrinos - Planetary astronomy: Earth, planets and satellites, and solar system small bodies - The Sun, normal stars, and stars with special characteristics - Stellar populations - Cataclysmic and symbiotic variables, supernovae - Theoretical stellar evolution - Circumstellar and interstellar material - Star clusters, galaxies, quasars, and active galactic nuclei - Clusters and groups of galaxies - Cosmology Also includes much explanatory material, 415 tables, 82 figures, and extensive and up-to-date bibliographies. Authors of chapters and sections include: W.F.V. Atena, E. Avrett, N.A. Bahcall, C. Barnbaum, G. Basri, T. Bastian, S.A. Becker, S. Benetti, R.P. Binzel, T.J. Bowles, P. Bradley, K.R. Brownsberger, G. Chanmugam, K. Chen, P.S. Conti, C.A. Cowley, A.N. Cox, D.P. Cox, D. Crisp, W. Dappen, P. Demarque, J.S. Drilling, F.H. Eugene, J.D. Fernie, A.D. Fiala, P. Foukal, J. Fuhr, G.F. Gilmore, J.E. Grindlay, D. Guenther, D.S. Hall, M.S. Hanner, H.C. Harris, W.F. Harris, K. Harvey, W.C Haxton, F. Hill, R.M. Hjellming, R. Howard, S. Kahler, J.J. Keady, D.P. Kilcrease, E.W. Kolb, S. Koutchmey, L.A. Kuznetsova, A.U. Landolt, W. Lawson, P.J.T. Leonard, J.W. Liebert, R.E. Lingenfelter, W.C. Livingston, J.S. Mathis, J. Middleditch, R. Muller, H. Neckel, A. Oran, J.F. Ormes, G.S. Orton, D. Pascu, W.D. Pesnell, K. Pierce, S.S. Rayburn, S.T. Ridgway, R.E. Rothschild, G. Schubert, D. Scott, F.D. Seward, S.N. Shore, J. Silk, R.W. Sinnott, E.M Sion, A. Slettebak, M. Smith, S. Solanki, W.M. Sparks, S.G. Starrfield, D.I. Steel, T.J. Teays, V.G. Tejfel, D.J. Tholen, A.T. Tokunaga, V. Trimble, M.S. Turner, R.L. Walterscheid, R.F. Webbink, J.C. Wheeler, O.R. White, W.L. Wiese, B.J. Wilkes, P. Wilson, M. Zeilik, and J. Zirker. FROM THE REVIEWS: PHYSICS TODAY "ASTROPHYSICAL QUANTITIES - first published in 1955 - has been a dependable and indispensable reference on astronomy for decades, and the new edition promises to become just as vital a part of every astronomer's library. The new edition more than doubles the size and content of the previous edition, with new chapters on radio, infrared, ultra-violet, x-ray, gamma-ray, and neutrino astronomy, plus other modern topics, and a far more detailed treatment of all astrophysical topics, from Earth to cosmology...The fourth edition is immensely useful, providing detailed information on astronomical topics from basic diagnostic features in the Sun's spectrum to the locations and error boxes of gamma-ray bursts...Overall, [the book] is an impressive collection of astrophysical data and knowledge that will serve well astronomers, astrophysicists, and physicists working in astrophysics. For this fourth edition, Cox has my heartfelt thanks for undertaking - and completing - a Herculean labor."

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