Cosmic catastrophes : exploding stars, black holes, and mapping the universe /
Wheeler, J. Craig.
Cosmic catastrophes : exploding stars, black holes, and mapping the universe / J. Craig Wheeler. - 2nd ed. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. - 1 online resource (xviii, 339 pages) : illustrations
Previous edition: 2000. Includes index.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Setting the stage: star formation and hydrogen burning in single stars; 2 Stellar death: the inexorable grip of gravity; 3 Dancing with stars: binary stellar evolution; 4 Accretion disks: flat stars; 5 White dwarfs: quantum dots; 6 Supernovae: stellar catastrophes; 7 Supernova 1987A: lessons and enigmas; 8 Neutron stars: atoms with attitude; 9 Black holes in theory: into the abyss; 10 Black holes in fact: exploring the reality; 11 Gamma-ray bursts, black holes and the Universe: long, long ago and far, far away.
Fully updated second edition for undergraduate students in astronomy and astrophysics.
English.
0511269110 (electronic bk.) 9780511269110 (electronic bk.) 0511267169 (electronic bk.) 9780511267161 (electronic bk.) 0511269579 (electronic bk.) 9780511269578 (electronic bk.) 9780511270130 (electronic bk.) 0511270135 (electronic bk.) 9780511536625 (electronic bk.) 0511536623 (electronic bk.) 9786610750481 6610750483 9781107437913 (paperback) 1107437911 1107166527 9781107166523 1316099474 9781316099476 1280750480 9781280750489 0511268440 9780511268441
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Stars.
Supernovae.
Black holes (Astronomy)
Hyperspace.
Supernovae as distance indicators.
Étoiles.
Supernovae.
Trous noirs (Astronomie)
Hyperespace.
SCIENCE--Astronomy.
Black holes (Astronomy)
Hyperspace.
Stars.
Supernovae.
Kosmologie
Supernovae.
Hyperespace.
Étoiles.
Trous noirs (astronomie)
Electronic books.
QB843.S95 / W48 2007eb
523.8/4465
Cosmic catastrophes : exploding stars, black holes, and mapping the universe / J. Craig Wheeler. - 2nd ed. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. - 1 online resource (xviii, 339 pages) : illustrations
Previous edition: 2000. Includes index.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Setting the stage: star formation and hydrogen burning in single stars; 2 Stellar death: the inexorable grip of gravity; 3 Dancing with stars: binary stellar evolution; 4 Accretion disks: flat stars; 5 White dwarfs: quantum dots; 6 Supernovae: stellar catastrophes; 7 Supernova 1987A: lessons and enigmas; 8 Neutron stars: atoms with attitude; 9 Black holes in theory: into the abyss; 10 Black holes in fact: exploring the reality; 11 Gamma-ray bursts, black holes and the Universe: long, long ago and far, far away.
Fully updated second edition for undergraduate students in astronomy and astrophysics.
English.
0511269110 (electronic bk.) 9780511269110 (electronic bk.) 0511267169 (electronic bk.) 9780511267161 (electronic bk.) 0511269579 (electronic bk.) 9780511269578 (electronic bk.) 9780511270130 (electronic bk.) 0511270135 (electronic bk.) 9780511536625 (electronic bk.) 0511536623 (electronic bk.) 9786610750481 6610750483 9781107437913 (paperback) 1107437911 1107166527 9781107166523 1316099474 9781316099476 1280750480 9781280750489 0511268440 9780511268441
XX-440193
6E86E9FE-26B3-4A5F-8070-344303FB1052 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
GBA687802 bnb
013578272 Uk
Stars.
Supernovae.
Black holes (Astronomy)
Hyperspace.
Supernovae as distance indicators.
Étoiles.
Supernovae.
Trous noirs (Astronomie)
Hyperespace.
SCIENCE--Astronomy.
Black holes (Astronomy)
Hyperspace.
Stars.
Supernovae.
Kosmologie
Supernovae.
Hyperespace.
Étoiles.
Trous noirs (astronomie)
Electronic books.
QB843.S95 / W48 2007eb
523.8/4465