An Introduction to Nuclear Astrophysics
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1 Nuclear Astrophysics Background
2 The Instruments Used to Study Astrophysics
3 Nuclear Basics of Nuclear Astrophysics
4 Stellar Basics of Nuclear Astrophysics
5 Hydrogen Burning
6 Advanced Stellar Evolution, Supernovae, and Gamma-Ray Bursters
7 Production of the Abundant Heavy Nuclides
8 Nucleosynthesis on the Proton-rich Side of Stability, X-Ray Bursts, and Magnetars
9 The Beginning of the Universe
Appendix: Addition of Angular Momenta, Clebsch-Gordan Coefficients, and Isospin
Bibliography
Index
“Richard Boyd’s Introduction to Nuclear Astrophysics is sure to become a standard resource, both for the student and professional alike. This highly engaging and readable work provides the most thorough and up-to-date coverage of the subject yet, and includes excellent problem sets at the end of each chapter, perfectly suited to graduate-level students.”
“Richard Boyd’s comprehensive and well-written book on nuclear astrophysics covers a broad range of topics, including nuclear physics, astrophysics, stellar evolution, and nucleosynthesis. I would recommend this text to both students—I would certainly use it in my graduate course—and researchers alike.”
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