Astrophysics

The principal elements of the theory of polarized light transfer in planetary atmospheres are expounded in a systematic but concise way. Basic conc...

An Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics aspires to provide the reader with an intermediate knowledge on stars whilst focusing mostly on the explana...

An introduction to celestial mechanics for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers new to the fieldCelestial mechanicsthe study...

A brief guide to the real science of interstellar travelWith known exoplanets now numbering in the thousands and initiatives like 100 Year Starship...

'Be brave, be curious, be determined, overcome the odds. It can be done'Will we survive on Earth?Should we colonise space?Throughout his extraordin...

If you want to remember why you once fell in love with the idea of the cosmos, or want to fall in love with it for the first time, then this book i...

Mass is one of the most fundamental quantities that characterise stellar systems, from star clusters to large galaxies. It determines both the inte...

During recent decades, strong gravitational lensing has become a powerful tool to study astronomical objects with widely different physical scales....

The first biography of a pioneering scientist who made significant contributions to our understanding of dark matter and championed the advancement...

A fitting biography of one of the most brilliant, acerbic, and under-appreciated astrophysicists of the twentieth century. John Johnson has delved ...

As you read this, billions of neutrinos from the sun are passing through your body, antimatter is sprouting from your dinner and the core of your b...

There's a whole universe out there...Imagine you had a spacecraft capable of travelling through interstellar space. You climb in, blast into orbit,...

A graduate-level introduction to the interface between particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmologyThis book explores the exciting interface betwe...

Our understanding of ourselves and the cosmos has advanced immeasurably over the last five hundred years of modern science, yet many fundamental my...

The prime parameter determining the evolution of a star is its mass. Any modification to the stellar mass has large repercussions on its evolutiona...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLYAfter a few billion years of bearing witness to life on Earth, of watching one hundred billion humans...