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COSMOLOGY, RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION
Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium
Barbara Ryden Richard W. Pogge
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This concise textbook covers all aspects of the interstellar and intergalactic medium, for graduate students and advanced undergraduates.
March 2021 244 x 170 mm 260pp PB, HB, EB, HE, CO 978-1-108-47897-7 Hardback £74.99 / US$99.99 X
Introduction to Galaxy Formation and Evolution
From Primordial Gas to Present-Day Galaxies Andrea Cimatti Filippo Fraternali Carlo Nipoti
A comprehensive examination of nearly fourteen billion years of galaxy formation and evolution, from primordial gas to presentday galaxies.
October 2019 246 x 189 mm 582pp 245 b/w illus. HB, EB 978-1-107-13476-8 Hardback £54.99 / US$69.99 X
Introduction to the Interstellar Medium
Jonathan P. Williams
A comprehensive yet accessible textbook introducing the nature of the rarefied matter that pervades the space between stars.
February 2021 244 x 170 mm 218pp HB, EB, CO 978-1-108-48080-2 Hardback £39.99 / US$49.99 P
Stars and Stellar Processes
Mike Guidry
Presents the physics of stars in relation to modern topics such as neutrino oscillations, supernovae, black holes, and gravitational waves.
February 2019 246 x 189 mm 572pp 253 b/w illus. HB, EB, HE, CO 978-1-107-19788-6 Hardback £54.99 / US$69.99 X
Molecular Astrophysics
A. G. G. M. Tielens
Ideal for advanced students, this comprehensive overview of molecular astrophysics bridges physics, astronomy, and physical chemistry.
February 2021 244 x 170 mm 664pp 16 colour illus. HB, EB, CO 978-1-107-16928-9 Hardback £69.99 / US$89.99 P
An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics
Second edition
Bradley W. Carroll Dale A. Ostlie
A comprehensive and engaging textbook, covering the entire astrophysics curriculum in one volume.
September 2017 246 x 189 mm 1359pp HB, EB, HE, CO 978-1-108-42216-1 Hardback £74.99 / US$99.99 X
The Observation and Analysis of Stellar Photospheres
Fourth edition
David F. Gray
A rigorous, engaging advanced textbook on stellar atmospheres: from equipment and observational techniques to analysis and applications.
December 2021 244 x 170 mm c.550pp PB, HE, CO 978-1-00-907801-6 Paperback £54.99 / US$69.99 X
COSMOLOGY, RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION
A Student’s Guide to General Relativity
Norman Gray
Presents the key features of general relativity to help students understand its core ideas and the basics of differential geometry.
Student’s Guides
January 2019 228 x 152 mm 162pp 29 b/w illus. 1 table PB, HB, EB, HE, CO 978-1-316-63479-0 Paperback £17.99 / US$24.99 P
Cosmology
Daniel Baumann
Based on the author’s popular lecture notes, this advanced textbook provides an accessible and self-contained introduction to cosmology.
May 2022 246 x 189 mm c.375pp HB, HE, CO 978-1-108-83807-8 Hardback £49.99 / US$69.99 X
Spacetime and Geometry
An Introduction to General Relativity Sean M. Carroll
An accessible introductory textbook on general relativity, covering the theory’s foundations, mathematical formalism and major applications.
August 2019 246 x 189 mm 516pp 108 b/w illus. HB, EB, HE, CO 978-1-108-48839-6 Hardback £49.99 / US$64.99 X
A First Course in General Relativity
Third edition
Bernard Schutz
This widely used textbook explains general relativity for advanced undergraduates, requiring only a minimal background in mathematics.
May 2022 246 x 189 mm c.450pp HB, EB, CO 978-1-108-49267-6 Hardback £49.99 / US$69.99 X
Modern General Relativity
Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, and Cosmology Mike Guidry
Introduces the physics of general relativity in relation to modern topics such as gamma-ray bursts, black holes, and gravitational waves.
January 2019 246 x 189 mm 622pp 1500 b/w illus. HB, HE, CO 978-1-107-19789-3 Hardback £49.99 / US$69.99 X
Gravity’s Fatal Attraction
Black Holes in the Universe
Third edition
Mitchell Begelman Martin Rees
This lavishly illustrated text, by two leading experts, presents all the current evidence for black holes and their cosmic context.
November 2020 246 x 189 mm c.350pp PB, EB, CO 978-1-108-81905-3 Paperback £24.99 / US$31.99 X
General Relativity: The Essentials
Carlo Rovelli
A straightforward introduction to General Relativity, explaining the physical, philosophical and mathematical ideas it is built on.
September 2021 229 x 152 mm 180pp PB, EB, CO 978-1-00-901369-7 Paperback £14.99 / US$19.99 G
Gravity
An Introduction to Einstein’s General Relativity James B. Hartle
Best-selling, accessible physicsfirst introduction to GR uses minimal new mathematics and begins with the essential physical applications.
June 2021 234 x 191 mm 602pp HB, HE, CO 978-1-316-51754-3 Hardback £44.99 / US$59.99 X
Introduction to Cosmology
Second edition
Barbara Ryden
A substantial update of this award-winning and highly regarded cosmology textbook, for advanced undergraduates in physics and astronomy.
November 2016 247 x 174 mm 276pp 75 b/w illus. 5 tables HB, EB, HE, CO 978-1-107-15483-4 Hardback £39.99 / US$52.99 X
