The textbook offers a comprehensive exploration of gravitation, tailored for graduate students and researchers. Its modular design enables customization for various course needs, while more than 200 exercises and over 30 detailed projects enhance learning and application of concepts. This contemporary approach ensures that readers engage deeply with the material, making it a valuable resource in the field of gravitation.
This comprehensive book is designed for graduate students and researchers in astrophysics and cosmology, providing essential theoretical tools. Its modular structure allows for flexible chapter selection, covering key concepts like dynamics, electromagnetic theory, and general relativity, with problems and hints to enhance understanding.
Exploring the intersection of quantum theory with gravity and cosmology, this book presents complex scientific concepts in an accessible manner for educated laymen. It avoids philosophical jargon and hype, instead offering clear explanations of key ideas and technical terms without mathematics. By examining the achievements of quantum theory and its current trajectory, the book highlights its practical implications and relevance in contemporary cosmological discussions, making it a timely resource for those interested in modern physics.
Focusing on the essential physical processes that govern stars and stellar systems, this authoritative text serves as a comprehensive guide for graduate students and researchers. It delves into the intricate mechanics of stellar formation, evolution, and dynamics, providing a solid foundation for understanding the complexities of astrophysical phenomena. The book emphasizes clarity and depth, making it an invaluable resource for those seeking to deepen their knowledge in the field of astrophysics.
Engagingly written in clear, informal prose, this book explores the evolution of the universe without delving into technical jargon or mathematics. It caters to general readers seeking to understand the complexities of our universe, presenting both established knowledge and the mysteries that remain. With illustrations and photographs enhancing the narrative, it promises an exciting and accessible journey through cosmic history.
This lucid and captivating book takes the reader back to the early history of all the sciences, starting from antiquity and ending roughly at the time of Newton - covering the period which can legitimately be called the dawn of the sciences.
Focusing on the foundations of Quantum Field Theory (QFT), this book elucidates the dynamics of relativistic particles and their evolution into quantum fields. It highlights non-perturbative aspects and the Wilsonian interpretation while exploring phenomena like the Schwinger effect and spontaneous symmetry breaking. The text balances conceptual explanations with detailed mathematical techniques, including computations of the electron's anomalous magnetic moment. With nearly a hundred problems, it serves as a valuable resource for both self-learners and classroom environments.
India has a strong and ancient tradition of astronomy, which seamlessly merges with the current activities in Astronomy and Astrophysics in the country. While the younger generation of astronomers and students are reasonably familiar with the current facilities and the astronomical research, they might not have an equally good knowledge of the rich history of Indian astronomy. This particular volume, brought out as a part of the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of Indian National Science Academy, concentrates on selected aspects of historical development of Indian astronomy in the form of six invited chapters. Two of the chapters – by Balachandra Rao and M.S. Sriram – cover ancient astronomy and the development of calculus in the ancient Kerela text Yuktibhasa. The other four chapters by B.V. Sreekantan, Siraj Hasan, Govind Swarup and Jayant Narlikar deal with the contemporary history of Indian astronomy covering space astronomy, optical astronomy, radio astronomy and developments in relativistic astrophysics. These chapters, written by experts in the field, provide an in-depth study of the subject and make this volume quite unique.