Invitation to astrophysics (Record no. 29559)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20240330131231.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 061016s2006 njua b 001 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789812566874 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781944660154 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | NISER LIBRARY |
| Transcribing agency | NISER LIBRARY |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 52 |
| Item number | PAD-I |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Padmanabhan, Thanu |
| 245 13 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Invitation to astrophysics |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Hackensack: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | World Scientific Publishing, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2006. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xix, 362 p. |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | World Scientific series in astronomy and astrophysics ; |
| Volume/sequential designation | vol. 8 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-355) and index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Gravitation -- Radiative Processes – Matter -- Stars and Stellar Evolution -- Relics of Stars -- Cosmology and the Early Universe -- Universe at z < 20 -- Normal Galaxies -- Active Galaxies |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | 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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/> |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Astrophysics |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Cosmology. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Universal Decimal Classification |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type | Total Renewals | Date checked out | Checked out | Source of acquisition |
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| Universal Decimal Classification | R (REFERENCE) | NISER LIBRARY | NISER LIBRARY | 29/08/2018 | 52 PAD-I | 17903 | 29/08/2018 | 29/08/2018 | Book | ||||||||
| Universal Decimal Classification | NISER LIBRARY | NISER LIBRARY | 15/04/2019 | 7 | 52 PAD-I | 18375 | 02/10/2023 | 15/04/2019 | Book | 12 | 11/07/2022 | ||||||
| Universal Decimal Classification | NISER LIBRARY | NISER LIBRARY | 28/08/2019 | 1 | 52 PAD-I | 18730 | 16/09/2019 | 28/08/2019 | Book | 1 | 16/09/2019 | 31/12/2024 | |||||
| Universal Decimal Classification | NISER LIBRARY | NISER LIBRARY | 24/03/2024 | 52 PAD-I | 25071 | 25/03/2024 | 25/03/2024 | Book | NISER/LIB/BK/PO/2023-24/15 DATED 01/02/2024 : TB3916 DATED 22/02/2024 |
