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Numerical Python in astronomy and astrophysics : a practical guide to astrophysical problem solving / Wolfram Schmidt, Marcel Völschow.

Schmidt, Wolfram, 1974- author.; Völschow, Marcel, author.
2021
QB51.3.E43 S36 2021
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Title
Numerical Python in astronomy and astrophysics : a practical guide to astrophysical problem solving / Wolfram Schmidt, Marcel Völschow.
Author
Schmidt, Wolfram, 1974- author.
ISBN
9783030703479 (electronic bk.)
3030703479 (electronic bk.)
9783030703462
3030703460
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70347-9
Published
Cham : Springer, [2021]
Copyright
©2021
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-70347-9 doi
Call Number
QB51.3.E43 S36 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification
522
Summary
This book provides a solid foundation in the Python programming language, numerical methods, and data analysis, all embedded within the context of astronomy and astrophysics. It not only enables students to learn programming with the aid of examples from these fields but also provides ample motivation for engagement in independent research. The book opens by outlining the importance of computational methods and programming algorithms in contemporary astronomical and astrophysical research, showing why programming in Python is a good choice for beginners. The performance of basic calculations with Python is then explained with reference to, for example, Keplers laws of planetary motion and gravitational and tidal forces. Here, essential background knowledge is provided as necessary. Subsequent chapters are designed to teach the reader to define and use important functions in Python and to utilize numerical methods to solve differential equations and landmark dynamical problems in astrophysics. Finally, the analysis of astronomical data is discussed, with various hands-on examples as well as guidance on astronomical image analysis and applications of artificial neural networks.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 29, 2021).
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Völschow, Marcel, author.
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Undergraduate lecture notes in physics.
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Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Getting Started with Python
Chapter 3. Computing and Displaying Data
Chapter 4. Functions and Numerical Methods
Chapter 5. Solving Differential Equations
Chapter 6. Astronomical Data Analysis.

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