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Investigating astronomy : model building and critical thinking

Subjects: “…Astronomy Problems, exercises, etc.…”

Astronomical problems: an introductory course in astronomy [1st English ed.]. by Voront͡sov-Velʹi͡aminov, B. A. (Boris Aleksandrovich), 1904-1994

Contents: “…Front Cover; Astronomical Problems: An Introductory Course in Astronomy; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE TO THE FOURTH RUSSIAN EDITION; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER I. …”
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She does math! : real-life problems from women on the job by Mathematical Association of America

Contents: “…Lum -- Fish pathology / Beth MacConnell -- Computer science and computer graphics / Barbara Swetman -- Mathematics and computing / Polly Moore -- Electrical engineering / Lynn Stiglich -- Astronomy / Nancy G. Roman -- Author / Claudia Zaslavsky -- Mathematics / Jean E. …”
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A general relativity workbook by Moore, Thomas A. (Thomas Andrew)

Contents: “…Review of special relativity -- Four-vectors -- Index notation -- Arbitrary coordinates -- Tensor equations -- Maxwell's equations -- Geodesics -- The Schwarzschild metric -- Particle orbits -- Precession of the perihelion -- Photon orbits -- Deflection of light -- Event horizon -- Alternative coordinates -- Black hole thermodynamics -- The absolute gradient -- Geodesic deviation -- The Riemann tensor -- The stress-energy tensor -- The Einstein equation -- Interpreting the equation -- The Schwarzschild solution -- The universe observed -- A metric for the cosmos -- Evolution of the universe -- Cosmic implications -- The early universe -- CMB fluctuations and inflation -- Gauge freedom -- Detecting gravitational waves -- Gravitational wave energy -- Generating gravitational waves -- Gravitational wave astronomy -- Gravitomagnetism -- The Kerr metric -- Particle orbits in Kerr spacetime -- Ergoregion and horizon -- Negative-energy orbits.…”

Cosmology and astrophysics through problems by Padmanabhan, T. (Thanu), 1957-2021

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Feynman's tips on physics : a problem-solving supplement to the Feynman lectures on physics by Feynman, Richard P. (Richard Phillips), 1918-1988

Contents: “…A demonstration gyroscope ; The directional gyro ; The artificial horizon ; A ship-stabilizing gyroscope ; The gyrocompass ; Improvements in gyroscopes design and construction ; Accelerometers ; A complete navigational system ; Effects of the earth's rotation ; The spinning disk ; Earth's nutation ; Angular momentum in astronomy ; Angular momentum in quantum mechanics ; After the lecture -- 5. …”
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Problems in quantum mechanics : with solutions Second edition. by D'Emilio, Emilio, Picasso, Luigi E.

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Transiting exoplanets by Haswell, Carole A.

Contents: “…-- 2.2.1.N (S) for standard candles of uniform space density -- 2.2.2.The duration of an exoplanet transit -- 2.2.3.The signal-to-noise ratio -- 2.2.4.Survey volume and number of stars searched -- 2.2.5.The number of transiting planets per star -- 2.2.6.Scaling laws for the discovery or transiting exoplanets -- 2.2.7.Estimating the expected planet haul -- 2.3.Wide-field astronomy -- 2.3.1.Design considerations and hardware -- 2.3.2.Issues arising from wide-area coverage -- 2.4.From images to light curves -- 2.5.The SuperWASP archive -- 2.6.Transit search methods -- 2.7.Astrophysical mimics -- 2.7.1.Blended eclipsing binary systems -- 2.7.2.Grazing eclipsing binary systems -- 2.7.3.Transits by planet-sized stars -- 2.8.Candidate winnowing and planet confirmation -- 2.8.1.Follow-up observations -- 2.8.2.Tests performed on the survey photometry -- 2.8.3.Spectroscopic confirmation of candidates -- 2.9.The pregnant pause: overcoming systematic errors -- ch. 3 What the transit light curve tells us -- Introduction -- 3.1.Kepler's third law and exoplanet orbits -- 3.1.1.The semi-major axis -- 3.1.2.The orbital speed -- 3.1.3.The orbital inclination, the impact parameter and the transit duration -- 3.2.The shape of the transit light curve -- 3.2.1.Limb darkening -- 3.2.2.The eclipsed area as a function of time -- 3.2.3.The light lost from an axially symmetric stellar disc -- 3.3.The analytic underpinnings of transit light curve fitting -- 3.3.1.The Scale of the System -- 3.3.2.The radii and consistency checks -- 3.3.3.The orbital inclination and the mass of the planet -- 3.4.Parameter determination from transit light curve fitting -- 3.4.1.Light curve features to be matched -- 3.4.2.The process of light curve fitting -- ch. 4 The exoplanet population -- Introduction -- 4.1.Selection effects -- 4.1.1.Direct imaging -- 4.1.2.Astrometry -- 4.1.3.Radial velocity -- 4.1.4.Transits -- 4.1.5.Microlensing -- 4.2.The demographics of the known exoplanets -- 4.2.1.Known population as a function of discovery method -- 4.2.2.The radial velocity planets -- 4.2.3.The transiting exoplanets -- 4.3.The structure of giant planets -- 4.3.1.The underlying physics -- 4.3.2.The equation of state -- 4.3.3.The virial theorem and the contraction and cooling of giant planets -- 4.4.Parameters governing the size of a giant planet -- 4.4.1.Core mass -- 4.4.2.Total mass -- 4.4.3.Age and irradiation -- 4.4.4.Metallicity -- 4.4.5.Tidal heating -- 4.5.The mass-radius diagram -- 4.5.1.Densities of transiting exoplanets -- 4.5.2.Compositions of transiting exoplanets -- 4.5.3.Surface gravities of transiting exoplanets -- 4.6.What can we say about the Galaxy's population of planets? …”

Problems in quantum mechanics : with solutions by D'Emilio, Emilio

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Compendium to radiation physics for medical physicists : 500 problems and solutions by Podgoršak, E. B. (Ervin B.)

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Esercizi di metodi matematici della fisica by Angilella, G. G. N.

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1000 solved problems in classical physics : an exercise book by Kamal, Ahmad A.

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