Cambridge U. Pr.
Introduction to high-energy astrophysics.
The past decade has been an exciting time for high-energy astrophysics, a field vaguely defined as physics revolving around phenomena under the most extreme conditions. In this undergraduate text, Rosswog and Brüggen (instructors of astrophysics at Jacobs U. Bremen, Germany) explain the basics of such topics as special relativity (assuming some familiarity with its ideas), gas and plasma physics, radiation processes for interpreting electromagnetic observations, and extragalactic radio sources. Chapters include equations, illustrations, further reading and Web resources. An overview of recent high-energy instruments is appended, e.g,. the AMANDA-II (Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array) telescope, and NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
