| Title: | Galactic dynamics |
| Authors: | James Binney, Author ; Scott Tremaine, Author |
| Material Type: | eBook |
| Edition statement: | 2nd ed. |
| Publisher: | Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2011 |
| ISBN / ISSN / EAN : | 978-1-4008-2872-2 |
| Format: | 1 online resource (902 p.) / ill. |
| Bibliography note: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Languages: | English |
| Subjects: | Disks (Astrophysics) ; Galactic dynamics ; Galactic nuclei ; Stars Clusters |
| Description: | Binney and Tremaine, two of the world's leading astrophysicists, use the tools of theoretical physics to describe how galaxies and other stellar systems work, succinctly and lucidly explaining theoretical principles and their applications to observational phenomena. They provide readers with an understanding of stellar dynamics at the level needed to reach the frontiers of the subject. This new edition of the classic text is the definitive introduction to the field. ? A complete revision and update of one of the most cited references in astrophysics Provides a comprehensive description of the dynamical structure and evolution of galaxies and other stellar systems Serves as both a graduate textbook and a resource for researchers Includes 20 color illustrations, 205 figures, and more than 200 problems Covers the gravitational N-body problem, hierarchical galaxy formation, galaxy mergers, dark matter, spiral structure, numerical simulations, orbits and chaos, equilibrium and stability of stellar systems, evolution of binary stars and star clusters, and much more Companion volume to Galactic Astronomy, the definitive book on the phenomenology of galaxies and star clusters. |
| Format : | Online |
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