Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 411 pages
- Published by: Cambridge University Press
- Edition: 2nd Edition August 26, 1994
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0521435846
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521435840
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Book Dimensions:
9.7 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches
- Weighs: 1.7 pounds
Product Review
'This great textbook is full of enthusiasm and inquisitiveness. Students will love it.' New Scientist
'The author of this review highly appreciates careful description of physical concepts, great style, and clarity of arguments will be very uesful as a serious introduction to this important subject of contemporary
astrophysics.' Vladimir Karas, Earth, Moon and Planets
'The style, typical of Longair, is direct, easy-going and captivating Longair's series on High Energy
astrophysics is now a classic: impressive textbooks for the specialist course of study, an indispensable enyclopedia of current topics for the professional astronomer, a goldmine of fascinating information for the science undergraduate.' The Observatory
Product Description
The highly acclaimed first edition of High Energy
astrophysics instantly established itself as a classic in the teaching of contemporary astronomy. Reflecting the immense interest and developments in the subject, Professor Longair has developed the second edition into three texts; in this second volume he provides a comprehensive discussion of the high energy
astrophysics of stars, the Galaxy and the interstellar medium. He develops an understanding for the essential physics with an elegance and infectious enthusiasm for which his teaching is internationally renowned, illustrating the issues throughout with results from the forefront of research. This book takes the student with an undergraduate background in physics and mathematics--but not necessarily with training in astronomy--to the point where current astrophysical research can be understood.
Reader ReviewsThe two volumes of "High Energy Astrophysics" by M.S. Longair are amongst my favourite books: I read them several times and every time I found interesting hints for my work. I'm waiting for the third volume for 3 years, but it's still missing from the bookshelf... The first volume ("Particles, Photons and Their Detection") focuses on the interactions between high energy particles and matter, in order to help the reader to understand how detectors work. The theoretical approach is deep enough not to hide the "dirty" steps of the calculations, and some subsection requires good mathematical skills (well, not as much as for Russian books ;-). The second volume ("Stars, the Galaxy and Interstellar Medium") focuses on the Physics of cosmic rays (CR) while they run through the Galaxy. The author takes the occasion to explain several very exciting items, from the proposed mechanisms of CR acceleration and high energy photons emission, to the diffusion through the interstellar medium and the Solar wind, untill the CR reach the Earth. Special emphasis is given to open problems -- only very few of them were solved in the meantime (Nov. 2001). The 2 volumes are well suited for advanced students in Physics or Astronomy, and are a good reference for researchers.
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