Astrophysics
Astrophysics is a science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena. As one of the founders of the discipline, James Keeler, said, astrophysics "seeks to ascertain the nature of the heavenly bodies, rather than their positions or motions in space–''what'' they are, rather than ''where'' they are", which is studied in celestial mechanics.Among the subjects studied are the Sun (solar physics), other stars, galaxies, extrasolar planets, the interstellar medium and the cosmic microwave background. Emissions from these objects are examined across all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the properties examined include luminosity, density, temperature, and chemical composition. Because astrophysics is a very broad subject, ''astrophysicists'' apply concepts and methods from many disciplines of physics, including classical mechanics, electromagnetism, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, relativity, nuclear and particle physics, and atomic and molecular physics.
In practice, modern astronomical research often involves a substantial amount of work in the realms of theoretical and observational physics. Some areas of study for astrophysicists include their attempts to determine the properties of dark matter, dark energy, black holes, and other celestial bodies; and the origin and ultimate fate of the universe. Topics also studied by theoretical astrophysicists include Solar System formation and evolution; stellar dynamics and evolution; galaxy formation and evolution; magnetohydrodynamics; large-scale structure of matter in the universe; origin of cosmic rays; general relativity, special relativity, quantum and physical cosmology (the physical study of the largest-scale structures of the universe), including string cosmology and astroparticle physics. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Aylor, K., Hou, Z., Knox, L., Story, K. T., Benson, B. A., Bleem, L. E., Carlstrom, J. E., Chang, C. L., Cho, H-M., Chown, R., Crawford, T. M., Crites, A. T., Haan, T. de, Dobbs, M. A., Everett, W. B., George, E. M., Halverson, N. W., Harrington, N. L., Holder, G. P., Holzapfel, W. L., Hrubes, J. D., Keisler, R., Lee, A. T. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA . Department of Physics, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. , Berkeley, CA . Physics Division, Leitch, E. M. Univ. of Chicago, IL . Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics and Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Luong-Van, D. Univ. of Chicago, IL, Marrone, D. P. Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ . Steward Observator, McMahon, J. J. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI . Department of Physics, Meyer, S. S. Univ. of Chicago, IL . Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Department of Physics, and Enrico Fermi Institute, Millea, M. Univ. of California, Davis, CA . Department of Physics, Mocanu, L. M. Univ. of Chicago, IL . Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics and Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Mohr, J. J. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München . Faculty of Physics; Excellence Cluster Universe, Garching, Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik, Garching, Natoli, T. University of Toronto, ON . Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, Omori, Y. McGill Univ., Montreal, QC . Department of Physics and McGill Space Institute, Padin, S. Univ. of Chicago, IL . Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics and Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pryke, C. Univ. of Chicago, IL . Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics and Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Reichardt, C. L. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC . School of Physics, Ruhl, J. E. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH . Physics Department, Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics, Sayre, J. T. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO . Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy, Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences; Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH . Physics Department, Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics, Schaffer, K. K. Univ. of Chicago, IL . Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics and Enrico Fermi Institute; School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL . Liberal Arts Department, Shirokoff, E. Univ. of Chicago, IL . Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics and Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics; Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA . Department of Physics, Staniszewski, Z. Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH . Physics Department, Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics; California Inst. of Technology , Pasadena, CA . Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Stark, A. A. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, Vanderlinde, K. University of Toronto, ON . Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics and Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vieira, J. D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL . Astronomy Department and Department of Physics, Williamson, R. Univ. of Chicago, IL . Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics and Department of Astronomy and AstrophysicsGet access
Published in The Astrophysical Journal (2022)
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4by McDonald, M., Stalder, B., Bayliss, M. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA . Dept. of Physics, Allen, S. W. Stanford Univ., CA . Kavli Inst. for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology; Stanford Univ., CA . Dept. of Physics; SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA, Applegate, D. E. Argelander-Inst. for Astronomy, Bonn, Ashby, M. L. N. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, Bautz, M. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology , Cambridge, MA . Kavli Inst. for Astrophysics and Space Research, Benson, B. A. Fermi National Accelerator Lab. , Batavia, IL, Univ. of Chicago, IL . Kavli Inst. for Cosmological Physics; Univ. of Chicago, IL . Dept. of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Bleem, L. E. Univ. of Chicago, IL . Kavli Inst. for Cosmological Physics; Argonne National Lab. , Argonne, IL, Univ. of Chicago, IL . Dept. of Physics, Brodwin, M. Univ. of Missouri, Kansas City, MO . Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Carlstrom, J. E. Univ. of Chicago, IL . Kavli Inst. for Cosmological Physics; Univ. of Chicago, IL . Dept. of Astronomy and Astrophysics; Argonne National Lab. , Argonne, IL, Univ. of Chicago, IL . Dept. of Physics; Univ. of Chicago, IL . Enrico Fermi Inst., Chiu, I. Ludwig Maximilian Univ., Munich . Dept. of Physics, Desai, S. Ludwig Maximilian Univ., Munich . Dept. of Physics; Excellence Cluster Universe, Garching, Gonzalez, A. H. Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL . Dept. of Astronomy, Hlavacek-Larrondo, J. Univ. of Montreal, Quebec . Dept. of Physics, Holzapfel, W. L. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA . Dept. of Physics, Marrone, D. P. Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ . Steward Observatory, Miller, E. D. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology , Cambridge, MA . Kavli Inst. for Astrophysics and Space Research, Reichardt, C. L. Univ. of Melbourne . School of Physics, Saliwanchik, B. R. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH . Physics Dept. Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics, Saro, A. Ludwig Maximilian Univ., Munich . Dept. of Physics, Schrabback, T. Argelander-Inst. for Astronomy, Bonn, Stanford, S. A. Univ. of California, Davis, CA . Dept. of Physics, Stark, A. A. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, Vieira, J. D. Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL . Dept. of Astronomy. Dept. of Physics, Zenteno, A. Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory , La SerenaGet access
Published in The Astrophysical Journal (2022)
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5by Dietrich, J. P., Bocquet, S., Schrabback, T., Applegate, D., Hoekstra, H., Grandis, S., Mohr, J. J., Allen, S. W., Bayliss, M. B., Benson, B. A., Bleem, L. E., Brodwin, M., Bulbul, E., Capasso, R., Chiu, I., Crawford, T. M., Gonzalez, A. H., de Haan, T., Klein, M., von der Linden, A., Mantz, A. B., Marrone, D. P., McDonald, M., Raghunathan, S., Rapetti, D. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO . Center for Astrophysics and Space Astronomy, Dept. of Astrophysical and Planetary Science; NASA Ames Research Center , Moffett Field, Mountain View, CA, Reichardt, C. L. Univ. of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC . School of Physics, Saro, A. Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ., Munich, Excellence Cluster Universe, Garching, NASA Ames Research Center , Moffett Field, Mountain View, CA, Stalder, B. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA . Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Stark, A. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, Stern, C. Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ., Munich, Stubbs, C. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA . Dept. of PhysicsGet access
Published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2022)
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6by Anbajagane, D., Chang, C., Jain, B., Adhikari, S., Baxter, E. J., Benson, B. A., Bleem, L. E., Bocquet, S., Calzadilla, M. S., Carlstrom, J. E., Chang, C. L., Chown, R., Crawford, T. M., Crites, A. T., Cui, W., de Haan, T., Di Mascolo, L., Dobbs, M. A., Everett, W. B., George, E. M., Grandis, S., Halverson, N. W., Holder, G. P., Holzapfel, W. L., Hrubes, J. D., Lee, A. T., Luong-Van, D., McDonald, M. A., McMahon, J. J., Meyer, S. S., Millea, M., Mocanu, L. M., Mohr, J. J., Natoli, T., Omori, Y., Padin, S., Pryke, C., Reichardt, C. L., Ruhl, J. E., Saro, A., Schaffer, K. K., Shirokoff, E. Univ. of Chicago, IL . Kavli Inst. for Cosmological Physics, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, Staniszewski, Z. School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, Stark, A. A. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, Vieira, J. D. Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, Williamson, R. California Institute of Technology , Pasadena, CA . Jet Propulsion Lab., Univ. of Chicago, IL . Kavli Inst. for Cosmological PhysicsGet access
Published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2023)
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8by Lanford, E., Swain, M., Meyers, C., Muramatsu, T., Nielson, G., Olson, V., Ronsse, S., Vinding Nyden, E., Hammerschlag, R.H., Little, P., Monnier, John D., Schöller, Markus, Danchi, William C.Contributors: “...Astrophysics...”
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10by Partamies, Noora, Tesema, Fasil, Bland, EmmaContributors: “...Particle Physics and Astrophysics...”
Published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences (2022)
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11by Tuomi, Mikko, Thum, T., Järvinen, H., Fronzek, S., Berg, B., Harmon, M., Trofymow, J. A., Sevanto, S., Liski, J.Contributors: “...Centre for Astrophysics Research (CAR)...”
Published in Ecological Modelling (2009)
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13by Fissel, Laura MarionContributors: “...Astronomy and Astrophysics...”
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14by Gandilo, NatalieContributors: “...Astronomy and Astrophysics...”
Published 2016
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15by Shariff, Jamil AlyContributors: “...Astronomy and Astrophysics...”
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18by Zubko, Nataliya, Muñoz, Olga, Zubko, Evgenij, Gritsevich, Maria, Escobar-Cerezo, Jesús, Berg, Matthew J., Peltoniemi, JouniContributors: “...Particle Physics and Astrophysics...”
Published in Atmospheric Environment (2021)
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19by Rawlings, Alexander, Foster, Caroline, van de Sande, Jesse, Taranu, Dan S., Croom, Scott M., Bland-Hawthorn, Joss, Brough, Sarah, Bryant, Julia J., Colless, Matthew, Lagos, Claudia del P., Konstantopoulos, Iraklis S., Lawrence, Jon S., Lopez-Sanchez, Angel R., Lorente, Nuria P. F., Medling, Anne M., Oh, Sree, Owers, Matt S., Richards, Samuel N., Scott, Nicholas, Sweet, Sarah M., Yi, Sukyoung K.Contributors: “...Particle Physics and Astrophysics...”
Published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (2020)
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20by McDonald, M.Contributors: “...MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research...”
Published 2019
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