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Cauldrons in the Cosmos: Nuclear Astrophysics

Cauldrons in the Cosmos: Nuclear Astrophysics

Rolfs, Claus E.
Rodney, William S.

Paperback

Series: Theoretical Astrophysics

Astronomy & SpacePhysics

ISBN10: 0226724573
ISBN13: 9780226724577
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: Aug 1 2005
Pages: 580
Weight: 1.95
Height: 1.08 Width: 6.61 Depth: 9.38
Language: English
Nuclear astrophysics is, in essence, a science that attempts to understand and explain the physical universe beyond the Earth by studying its smallest particles. Cauldrons in the Cosmos, by Claus E. Rolfs and William S. Rodney, serves as a basic introduction to these endeavors. From the major discoveries in the field to a discussion of the makeup of stars to an explanation of standard lab techniques, this text provides students and scientists alike a thorough and fascinating survey of the accomplishments, goals, and methods of nuclear astrophysics. A classic in its field, Cauldrons in the Cosmos will surely remain an important reference in nuclear astrophysics for years to come.

One could not wish for a better account of the current state of knowledge (and uncertainty) about nuclear reactions in stars.--B. E. J. Pagel, Nature

Written in an informal style that those uninitiated into the jargon of nuclear astrophysics and astronomy will find readable and illuminating. . . . A useful and long-awaited introduction to nuclear astrophysics.--G. J. Mathews, Science

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