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1.1 Fundamental stellar properties |
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1.2 Determination of stellar mass |
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12 | (9) |
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21 | (8) |
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27 | (2) |
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29 | (30) |
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2.1 Radiative transfer and the flow of photons through matter |
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29 | (5) |
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2.2 Formal solution of radiative transfer |
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34 | (6) |
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2.3 The gray-body approximation |
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40 | (8) |
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2.4 Continuous opacity in a real hydrogen star |
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48 | (3) |
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2.5 The case of spectrum lines |
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51 | (8) |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (45) |
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3.1 The hydrostatic model |
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59 | (4) |
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63 | (7) |
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70 | (8) |
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3.4 The virial theorem and stellar structure |
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78 | (9) |
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3.5 Fusion in the stellar core |
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87 | (9) |
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3.6 Beyond the polytropic model |
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96 | (8) |
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102 | (2) |
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4 Extreme classical stars |
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104 | (39) |
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4.1 Atmospheres beyond local thermodynamic equilibrium |
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104 | (8) |
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4.2 Expanding atmospheres and the Sobolev method |
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112 | (12) |
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4.3 Properties of gas degeneracy |
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124 | (5) |
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129 | (8) |
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137 | (6) |
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141 | (2) |
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5 General relativity and applications |
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5.1 From special relativity to general relativity |
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143 | (5) |
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148 | (6) |
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5.3 Einstein's field equations |
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154 | (6) |
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5.4 Solving Einstein's equations |
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160 | (7) |
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5.5 Tests of general relativity |
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167 | (11) |
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178 | (8) |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (34) |
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6.1 Variational mechanics |
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186 | (7) |
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193 | (5) |
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198 | (8) |
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206 | (7) |
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213 | (7) |
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218 | (2) |
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220 | (43) |
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7.1 Charges in cold plasmas |
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220 | (5) |
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7.2 Photons in cold plasmas |
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225 | (8) |
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7.3 Generalized magnetoionic radio wave propagation |
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233 | (5) |
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7.4 Pulsar signals as probes of the interstellar medium |
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238 | (6) |
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244 | (10) |
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254 | (9) |
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260 | (3) |
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8.1 The existence of dark matter |
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263 | (9) |
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8.2 Revisiting the Trapezium cluster |
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272 | (9) |
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8.3 The Henon Heiles equations |
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281 | (2) |
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8.4 The central black hole of the Milky Way |
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283 | (6) |
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289 | (5) |
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8.6 The interplay of gas and dust |
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294 | (12) |
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306 | (3) |
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307 | (2) |
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309 | (48) |
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309 | (5) |
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9.2 Quasars and radio galaxies |
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314 | (7) |
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9.3 Synchrotron radiation |
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321 | (5) |
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9.4 Distribution of galaxies |
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326 | (7) |
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9.5 Extragalactic bending of light |
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333 | (6) |
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9.6 The cosmic microwave background |
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339 | (7) |
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346 | (11) |
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354 | (3) |
| References |
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357 | (12) |
| Index |
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Lisainfo e-raamatute kohta