{"product_id":"physics-of-the-galaxy-and-interstellar-matter-9783540173151","title":"Physics of the Galaxy and Interstellar Matter","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Helmut Scheffler\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Space Science - Astronomy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe present book is a translation of the original German edition (published in 1982) with some minor corrections and improvements. The guide to sup- plementary and advanced literature given in the Appendix, however, has been brought up to date. This book is addressed primarily to students taking astronomy as a prin- cipal or subsidiary subject, and to scientists of related fields, but amateur as- tronomers should also be able to profit from it. For most chapters an elementary knowledge of mathematics and physics will be sufficient, however, Chaps. 5 and 6 impose somewhat greater requirements. In addition the reader should already be acquainted with the basic concepts of stellar physics as treated in introduc- tory books, including the spectral types, the system of stellar magnitudes and colours, absolute magnitudes and luminosities, the Herlzsprung-Russell dia- gram and its interpretation. A modem textbook should use SI units. On the other hand, the use of the cgs system is still the prevailing custom in astrophysics - together with the special units of astronomy: length is quoted in parsecs [pc], mass in solar masses [M0] and time in years [a]. We have therefore compromised and employed both cgs and SI units in this book, whichever was the appropriate choice in each instance. A table for conversion of cgs units into SI units and vice versa is given in the Appendix.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45284600119447,"sku":"9783540173151","price":3633.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783540173151.webp?v=1769281682","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/physics-of-the-galaxy-and-interstellar-matter-9783540173151","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}