Higher Education | Physics & Astronomy
Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium
Introduction to the Interstellar Medium
Molecular Astrophysics
Barbara Ryden Richard W. Pogge
Jonathan P. Williams
Ideal for advanced students, this comprehensive overview of molecular astrophysics bridges physics, astronomy, and physical chemistry.
This concise textbook covers all aspects of the interstellar and intergalactic medium, for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. March 2021 244 x 170 mm 260pp PB, HB, EB, HE, CO 978-1-108-47897-7 Hardback £74.99 / US$99.99 X
A comprehensive yet accessible textbook introducing the nature of the rarefied matter that pervades the space between stars. February 2021 244 x 170 mm 218pp HB, EB, CO 978-1-108-48080-2 Hardback £39.99 / US$49.99 P
Stars and Stellar Processes
From Primordial Gas to Present-Day Galaxies Andrea Cimatti Filippo Fraternali Carlo Nipoti
Presents the physics of stars in relation to modern topics such as neutrino oscillations, supernovae, black holes, and gravitational waves.
October 2019 246 x 189 mm 582pp 245 b/w illus. HB, EB 978-1-107-13476-8 Hardback £54.99 / US$69.99 X
February 2021 244 x 170 mm 664pp 16 colour illus. HB, EB, CO 978-1-107-16928-9 Hardback £69.99 / US$89.99 P
Fourth edition David F. Gray
A rigorous, engaging advanced textbook on stellar atmospheres: from equipment and observational techniques to analysis and applications. December 2021 244 x 170 mm c.550pp PB, HE, CO 978-1-00-907801-6 Paperback £54.99 / US$69.99 X
Introduction to Galaxy Formation and Evolution
A comprehensive examination of nearly fourteen billion years of galaxy formation and evolution, from primordial gas to presentday galaxies.
A. G. G. M. Tielens
The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres
Mike Guidry
February 2019 246 x 189 mm 572pp 253 b/w illus. HB, EB, HE, CO 978-1-107-19788-6 Hardback £54.99 / US$69.99 X
An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics Second edition Bradley W. Carroll Dale A. Ostlie
COSMOLOGY, RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION
A Student’s Guide to General Relativity Norman Gray
A comprehensive and engaging textbook, covering the entire astrophysics curriculum in one volume.
Presents the key features of general relativity to help students understand its core ideas and the basics of differential geometry.
September 2017 246 x 189 mm 1359pp HB, EB, HE, CO 978-1-108-42216-1 Hardback £74.99 / US$99.99 X
Student’s Guides
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January 2019 228 x 152 mm 162pp 29 b/w illus. 1 table PB, HB, EB, HE, CO 978-1-316-63479-0 Paperback £17.99 / US$24.99 P
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