Chapter 28 Astrophysics

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Preface xxv
4. Chapter 1 The Language of Physics 1
5. Chapter 2 Representing and Analyzing Data 23
6. Chapter 3 Capturing, Displaying, and Analyzing Motion 37
7. Chapter 4 Forces and Equilibrium 51
8. Chapter 5 Newtonian Mechanics 73
9. Chapter 6 Fluids 103
10. Chapter 7 Mechanical Properties 127
11. Chapter 8 Thermal Physics 143
12. Chapter 9 Gases 157
13. Chapter 10 Statistical Thermodynamics and the Second Law 185
14. Chapter 11 Oscillations 203
15. Chapter 12 Rotational Dynamics 219
16. Chapter 13 Waves 243
17. Chapter 14 Light 263
18. Chapter 15 Superposition Effects 287
19. Chapter 16 Sound 313
20. Chapter 17 Electric Charge and Electric Fields 323
21. Chapter 18 D.C. Electric Circuits 345
22. Chapter 19 Capacitance 373
23. Chapter 20 Magnetic Fields 387
24. Chapter 21 Electromagnetic Induction 405
25. Chapter 22 Alternating Current 429
26. Chapter 23 Gravitational Field 445
27. Chapter 24 Special Relativity 473
28. Chapter 25 Atomic Structure and Radioactivity 495
29. Chapter 26 Nuclear Physics 523
30. Chapter 27 Quantum Theory 551
31. Chapter 28 Astrophysics 591
32. Chapter 29 Medical Physics 607
33. Appendix A Estimations and Fermi Questions 623
34. Appendix B Experimental Investigations 635
35. Appendix C Units, Constants, and Equations 645
36. Appendix D Solutions to Exercises 661
37. Glossary 683
38. Index 709