astrophysics
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- noun
- /ˌæstrəˈfɪzɪks/
- Specialized
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astrofísica
- The study of astrophysics enables us to grasp the complex interactions of celestial bodies in space.
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- astrophysics and cosmology
- physics and astrophysics
And for a while I was an astrophysics major until I dropped that.
- And for a while I was an astrophysics major until I dropped that.
- A whole brand new field of astrophysics was pried open by accident.
- This is the third update lecture for Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics.
- I grew up on a farm, and then circumstances brought me into physics and astrophysics.
- He took his astrophysics degree in astronomy and astrophysics from JL and Hynek at Ohio State University.
- First and foremost, they they push astrophysics to its real limits.
- Batch science, astrophysics, What was that all about?
- We have everything from aardvarks and astrophysics to zebras and zoology.
- But who doesn't love a good astrophysics mystery?
- So it's a really exciting result, one that seems to solve this astrophysics chicken or the egg question.
- Wise words from a Yale professor of astrophysics.
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Arguably, the single most important unsolved problem in modern astrophysics is how matter is dumped without ruffling the radiation.
Academic text (1995) -
DOUGLAS DUNCAN is Associate Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago.
Academic text (1999) -
And for a while I was an astrophysics major until I dropped that.
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Why did you choose astrophysics?
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I got my doctorate in astrophysics at a very early age.
Fiction book (1999) -
Eddington dominated theoretical astrophysics in the early decades of this century, and his influence continues.
Academic text (1993) -
I'm studying astrophysics and I'm an Air Force cadet.
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Dr. Elena Rhyzkov, visiting professor from Czechoslovakia, senior research fellow in astrophysics.
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Many students are drawn to astrophysics because of its exploration of the cosmos and celestial bodies.
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The professor gave a fascinating lecture on the principles of astrophysics and how they apply to black holes.
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Etymology
The word astrophysics comes from the Greek part astro- meaning 'star' and the familiar word physics, the science of 'nature' and 'matter'. So astrophysics is the study of the physical nature of stars and other objects in space.