| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 339 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Previous edition: 2000. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Setting the stage: star formation and hydrogen burning in single stars; 2 Stellar death: the inexorable grip of gravity; 3 Dancing with stars: binary stellar evolution; 4 Accretion disks: flat stars; 5 White dwarfs: quantum dots; 6 Supernovae: stellar catastrophes; 7 Supernova 1987A: lessons and enigmas; 8 Neutron stars: atoms with attitude; 9 Black holes in theory: into the abyss; 10 Black holes in fact: exploring the reality; 11 Gamma-ray bursts, black holes and the Universe: long, long ago and far, far away. |
| Summary |
Fully updated second edition for undergraduate students in astronomy and astrophysics. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Stars.
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Stars. |
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Supernovae.
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Supernovae. |
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Black holes (Astronomy)
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Black holes (Astronomy) |
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Hyperspace.
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Hyperspace. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wheeler, J. Craig. Cosmic catastrophes. 2nd ed. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007 0521857147 (DLC) 2007277434 (OCoLC)73954922 |
| ISBN |
0511269110 (electronic book) |
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9780511269110 (electronic book) |
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0511267169 (electronic book) |
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9780511267161 (electronic book) |
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0511269579 (electronic book) |
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9780511269578 (electronic book) |
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9780511270130 (electronic book) |
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0511270135 (electronic book) |
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9780511536625 (electronic book) |
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0511536623 (electronic book) |
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9786610750481 |
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6610750483 |
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0521857147 |
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9780521857147 |
| Standard No. |
XX-440193 |
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