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100			_aPadmanabhan, T. (Thanu)
245			_aAn invitation to astrophysics
260			_bWorld Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd., _aSingapore: _c[c2006]
300			_a362 p.
490			_aWorld scientific series in astronomy and astrophysics _v8
505			_a1. Gravitation 2. Radiative Processes 3. Matter 4. Stars and Stellar Evolution 5. Relics of Stars 6. Cosmology and the Early Universe 7. Universe at z < 20 8. Normal Galaxies 9. Active Galaxies
520			_aThis unique book provides a clear and lucid description of several aspects of astrophysics and cosmology in a language understandable to a physicist or beginner in astrophysics. It presents the key topics in all branches of astrophysics and cosmology in a simple and concise language. The emphasis is on currently active research areas and exciting new frontiers rather than on more pedantic topics. Many complicated results are introduced with simple, novel derivations which strengthen the conceptual understanding of the subject. The book also contains over one hundred exercises which will help students in their self study. Undergraduate and graduate students in physics and astrophysics as well as all physicists who are interested in obtaining a quick grasp of astrophysical concepts will find this book useful.---summary provided by publisher
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