Galactic Dynamics

by James Binney and Scott Tremaine

Book Overview

Since it was first published in 1987, Galactic Dynamics has become the most widely used advanced textbook on the structure and dynamics of galaxies and one of the most cited references in astrophysics. Now, in this extensively revised and updated edition, James Binney and Scott Tremaine describe the dramatic recent advances in this subject, making Galactic Dynamics the most authoritative introduction to galactic astrophysics available...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691130272
• ISBN13: 9780691130279
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 920 Pages
• Weight: 2.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.2" x 9.1"