Overview
- Editors:
- Arthur N. Cox
Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory MS B288, Los Alamos, USA
Search author on:PubMed Google Scholar
- Includes supplementary material:sn.pub/extras
45kAccesses
520Citations
This is a preview of subscription content,log in via an institution to check access.
Access this book
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
About this book
Similar content being viewed by others
Explore related subjects
Discover the latest articles, books and news in related subjects.Table of contents (27 chapters)
Front Matter
Pages i-xviiiCataclysmic and Symbiotic Variables
- W. M. Sparks, S. G. Starrfield, E. M. Sion, S. N. Shore, G. Chanmugam, R. F. Webbink
Pages 429-450
Reviews
"Astrophysical Quantities - APQ to many astrophysicists - has been an essential reference book from its first publication in 1955… Finally the fourth edition has been produced. It has taken 90 contributors to duplicate Allen's heroic single-handed efforts, but the result is well worth the wait. The new book is twice the size of the previous edition and contains many new topics and extended coverage of other topics that have increased in importance in the last three decades. … the new edition of APQ promises to be as useful as the old one, and most serious astronomers will want a copy…"
C.R.Kitchin
Editors and Affiliations
Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory MS B288, Los Alamos, USA
Arthur N. Cox
Accessibility Information
PDF accessibility summary
This PDF is not accessible. It is based on scanned pages and does not support features such as screen reader compatibility or described non-text content (images, graphs etc). However, it likely supports searchable and selectable text based on OCR (Optical Character Recognition). Users with accessibility needs may not be able to use this content effectively. Please contact us ataccessibilitysupport@springernature.com if you require assistance or an alternative format.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title:Allen’s Astrophysical Quantities
Editors:Arthur N. Cox
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1186-0
Publisher:Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages:Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information:The Estate of C.W. Allen 2002
Hardcover ISBN:978-0-387-95189-8Published: 20 April 2001
Softcover ISBN:978-1-4612-7037-9Published: 01 July 2013
eBook ISBN:978-1-4612-1186-0Published: 19 March 2015
Edition Number:4
Number of Pages:XVIII, 721
Additional Information:Originally published by The Athlone Press, London, UK, 1976
Topics:Astronomy, Observations and Techniques,Astrophysics and Astroparticles