Astrophysical concepts Book

Now in its third edition, this classic reference for graduate students in physics and astronomy presents a wide range of astrophysical concepts in sufficient depth to give readers a quantitative understanding of the subject. Emphasizing physical concepts, it provides readers with a series of astrophysical sketches. Completely revised and updated throughout, the book concludes with a synthesis of all the subjects discussed in the book-sketching the history of the universe from its beginning to the formation of the Sun and the planets.