Principles of Astrophysics: Using Gravity and Stellar Physics to Explore the Cosmos - Couverture souple

Keeton, Charles

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1461492351 ISBN 13 : 9781461492351

Editeur : Springer, 2014

Synopsis

Based on a series of award-winning lectures, this physics-oriented analysis of astronomical systems will appeal to students both of physics and engineering. It derives the fundamentals of gravity and the formation of the universe from physical principles.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Charles Keeton earned a B.A. in Physics (summa cum laude) from Cornell University in 1994, and a Ph.D. in Physics from Harvard University in 1998. He held the Bart J. Bok Fellowship at the University of Arizona and a NASA Hubble Fellowship at the University of Chicago before joining the faculty of Rutgers University in 2004. Keeton has published 89 refereed journal articles in major international astronomy journals. He has received the following awards:
-2007: Rutgers Society of Physics Students, Outstanding Teacher Award
-2010: White House, Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
-2010: Rutgers University, Presidential Fellowship for Teaching Excellence
-2010: Rutgers University, Board of Trustees Fellowship for Scholarly Excellence
In 2011, Keeton was named Faculty Director of the Aresty Research Center for Undergraduates at Rutgers University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1461492351
• ISBN 13: 9781461492351
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 456
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