01422 a2200205 4500 20260311150059.0 260310b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9789812566874 eng 523.01 PadI Padmanabhan, Thanu An Invitation to Astrophysics / Thanu Padmanabhan New Jersey : World Scientific, ©2006 xix, 362p. World Scientific Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics Vol.8 This unique book provides a clear and lucid description of several aspects of astrophysics and cosmology in a language understandable to a physicist or beginner in astrophysics. It presents the key topics in all branches of astrophysics and cosmology in a simple and concise language. The emphasis is on currently active research areas and exciting new frontiers rather than on more pedantic topics. Many complicated results are introduced with simple, novel derivations which strengthen the conceptual understanding of the subject. The book also contains over one hundred exercises which will help students in their self study.Undergraduate and graduate students in physics and astrophysics as well as all physicists who are interested in obtaining a quick grasp of astrophysical concepts will find this book useful. Natural sciences & mathematics  Astrophysics Astronomy  BK 8119 8119 0 0 ddc 0 0 PHY IITTP IITTP GEN 2026-03-10 Capital Books Pvt. Ltd. 4263.58 669/25-26 0 REF 523.01 PadI (12512) 12512 2026-04-16 00:00:00 6559.36 2026-03-10 REF 0 0 ddc 0 0 PHY IITTP IITTP GEN 2026-03-10 Capital Books Pvt. Ltd. 4263.58 669/25-26 0 523.01 PadI (12513) 12513 2026-04-16 00:00:00 6559.36 2026-03-10 BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 PHY IITTP IITTP GEN 2026-03-10 Capital Books Pvt. Ltd. 4263.58 669/25-26 0 523.01 PadI (12511) 12511 2026-04-21 00:00:00 6559.36 2026-03-10 BK