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1 J. Craig Wheeler Cosmic Catastrophes: Exploding Stars, Black Holes, and Mapping the Universe 2nd ed 016711 2000 Book  
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TitleCosmic Catastrophes: Exploding Stars, Black Holes, and Mapping the Universe 2nd ed
Author(s)J. Craig Wheeler
PublicationCambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Descriptionxv, 288p.
Abstract NoteFrom supernovae and gamma-ray bursts to the accelerating Universe, this is an exploration of the intellectual threads that lead to some of the most exciting ideas in modern astrophysics and cosmology. This fully updated second edition incorporates new material on binary stars, black holes, gamma-ray bursts, worm-holes, quantum gravity and string theory. It covers the origins of stars and their evolution, the mechanisms responsible for supernovae, and their progeny, neutron stars and black holes. It examines the theoretical ideas behind black holes and their manifestation in observational astronomy and presents neutron stars in all their variety known today. This book also covers the physics of the twentieth century, discussing quantum theory and Einstein's gravity, how these two theories collide, and the prospects for their reconciliation in the twenty-first century. This will be essential reading for undergraduate students in astronomy and astrophysics, and an excellent, accessible introduction for a wider audience.
ISBN,Price0521651956 : $(EB)
Classification524.3
Keyword(s)1. ACCRETION DISKS 2. BLACK HOLE 3. COSMIC CATASTROPHES 4. EBOOK 5. EBOOK - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 6. GAMMA-RAY BURSTS 7. NEUTRON STARS 8. ORIGIN OF STARS 9. STAR 10. STELLAR DEATH 11. STELLAR EVOLUTION 12. SUPERNOVA 1987 A 13. SUPERNOVAE 14. WORM-HOLE
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