astrophysics
astrophysics
Definition
astro·phys·ics (-fiz′iks)
noun
the main branch of astronomy which deals primarily with the physical properties of the universe, including luminosity, density, temperature, and chemical composition
as′tro·phys′i·cal adjective
as′tro·phys′i·cist (-ə sist) noun
astrophysics
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- study: For her graduate work, Jean chose to study astrophysics - " a wonderful field with wide open discovery space.
- include: The thoughts mostly stem from his life experiences which mostly include astrophysics, astronomy, beer, football, music and computers.
Adjective modifier
- relativistic: Significant research experience in data analysis or relativistic astrophysics Good computing skills.
- stellar: The importance of stellar astrophysics is evident in a broad range of areas.
- observational: Survey Astronomy Surveys for astronomical objects over large areas of the sky are the foundation on which much research in observational astrophysics is based.
- theoretical: There aren't a lot of opportunities for patents in theoretical astrophysics.
- nuclear: It publishes papers which report results of research in nuclear physics and related fields such as nuclear astrophysics.
- modern: A major goal of modern astrophysics is to understand how galaxies formed.
Modifies a noun
- mission: LEDAS provides an on-line astronomical database service and access to archive data from high energy astrophysics missions.
- research: Astrophysics research students are also required to attend a generic University course in research methodology which emphasizes transferable skills.
- group: These projects typically take place in the astrophysics group.
- student: Bumbling Felix Humble is a postgraduate astrophysics student, with his head firmly in outer space.
- course: In the fourth year they may choose from a variety of astrophysics courses offered in Part III of the Mathematical Tripos.
- researcher: Sitting in my rather cell-like university office, as an astrophysics researcher, I wondered if the same pattern applied to science.
Noun used with modifier
- high-energy: For his doctoral research in high-energy astrophysics he studied at the Cavendish Laboratory under Nobel Laureate Sir Martin Ryle FRS.
- particle: Proven record of high quality research in experimental particle physics or particle astrophysics.
- X-ray: XAssist is a NASA-funded project for the automation of X-ray astrophysics, with emphasis on galaxies.
- laboratory: Indeed, a new area of laboratory scale astrophysics has sprung up around table-top terawatt femtosecond lasers.
- energy: Some members of the high energy astrophysics group became founder members of the Pierre Auger Observatory that is now taking data in Argentina.
- neutrino: Areas being researched are neutrino astrophysics, the Casimir effect, quantum gravity fluctuations and laboratory astrophysics.
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