Books

Radio Sky

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For more than 40 years, the Very Large Array (VLA) has pushed the boundaries of human understanding. When it was dedicated in 1980, the VLA was the most powerful radio observatory in the world. In this book, we see how the VLA was constructed, the revolutionary discoveries it has made, and where the observatory will take us in the next 40 years.

It can be purchased at the VLA Online Store.

Astrophysics Through Computation

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This is a textbook written with David Meisel. It surveys a series of fundamental problems in astrophysics, both analytically and computationally, for advanced students in physics and astrophysics. The contents are supported by more than 110 class-tested Mathematica® notebooks, allowing rigorous solutions to be explored in a visually engaging way. Topics covered include many classical and historically interesting problems, enabling students to appreciate the mathematical and scientific challenges that have been overcome in the subject’s development.

It can be purchased at Bookshop.