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Author:   James Aguirre (Professor, University of Pennsylvania)
Publisher:   Institute of Physics Publishing
Imprint:   Institute of Physics Publishing
ISBN:  

9780750354653

ISBN 10:   0750354658
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   09 December 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

A. Laws of Motion and Gravity 1. A Review of Newton’s Laws 2. Describing the Motion of Planets: Kepler’s Laws 3. An Introduction to Numerical Differential Equations 4. Solving the Free-fall Problem Numerically 5. Setting Up the Two Body Problem 6. Energetics in the two body problem 7. Numerically Solving the Two Body Problem 8. Two Body Energy and Angular Momentum 9. Orbital Dynamics: Changes in Motion B. Interaction of Light and Matter, Part I 1. Introduction to Light and Spectroscopy 2. The Hydrogen Atom 3. Atoms and Atomic Processes 4. Temperature and Thermodynamics 5. Ionization and the Saha Equation 6. The Doppler Shift 7. Blackbody Radiation C. Interlude: Applications 1. The Surface Temperatures of Planets 2. Techniques for Finding Extrasolar Planets D. Interaction of Light and Matter, Part II 1. Radiative Transfer: Description of Radiation 2. Radiative Transfer: Line emission 3. Radiative transfer: Line absorption E. Building Models of Stars and Planets 1. Gravity and Hydrostatic Equilibrium 2. Planetary Atmospheres 3. Stellar Atmospheres 4. A Simple Stellar Model (luminosity, temperature, and radius) 5. Binary Stars and Measuring Stellar Masses 6. Properties of Stars: The Main Sequence 7. What Powers a Star? Key Features of Stellar Fusion 8. The Equations of Stellar Structure 9. Simple Models of Stellar Interiors 10. Exotic Stellar Interiors: White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars

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James Aguirre is an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania. His research explores star and galaxy formation in the context of cosmology. He also develops advanced millimeter-wave and radio instrumentation and data analysis tools for astronomical research.

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