Astrophysics for Physicists, Hardback/***

Designed for teaching astrophysics to physics students at advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level, this textbook develops astrophysics from the basics without requiring any previous study in astronomy or astrophysics. Topics not usually covered in physics courses, such as general relativity and plasma physics, are developed from first principles. Publisher: Cambridge University Press Author(s): Arnab Rai (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) Choudhuri Illustration(s): Worked examples or Exercises; 24 Halftones, unspecified; 102 Line drawings, unspecified Number of pages: 490 Publication date: 2010 Dimensions: 255 x 182 x 27 Cover type: Hardback