Unsolved Problems in Astrophysics by John Bahcall

Unsolved Problems in Astrophysics by John Bahcall

A collection of essays, presented orally to a diverse group of students and professionals, which reveal the fertile areas for future study of astronomy and astrophysics. The emphasis is on the description of the state of our knowledge as a preparation for the future unraveling of the mysteries of the universe.

Winner of the 1999 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship, American Astronomical Society Jeremiah POstriker, Co-Winner of the 2015 Gruber Cosmology Prize for Theoretical and Experimental Explorations of the Universe (with John Carlstrom and Lyman Page), The Gruber Foundation "As this lively volume attests, there are still many exciting problems left to interest the graduate student entering the field of astrophysics."--Wendy Freedman, Nature "On finishing the last chapter, I thought about what fun I could have teaching a special topics astrophysics course using this book. Who would learn more, the graduate students or the teacher?"--Physics Today

John N. Bahcall is Professor of Natural Sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, President Emeritus of the American Astronomical Society, and author of Neutrino Astrophysics. Jeremiah P. Ostriker is Charles A. Young Professor of Astronomy, Provost at Princeton University, and author of Development of Large Scale Structure in the Universe.

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ISBN 13	9780691016061
ISBN 10	0691016062
Title	Unsolved Problems in Astrophysics
Author	John Bahcall
Series	Princeton Series In Astrophysics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Princeton University Press
Year published	1997-02-06
Number of pages	382
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