ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHY OLYMP (3V)

This three-volume collection presents a unique set of original problems and solutions tailored to aspiring astronomers and astrophysicists participating in Olympiads and other competitions. The problems cover a broad spectrum of relevant topics in astronomy and astrophysics, carefully curated by an author with extensive experience crafting problems for National and International Olympiad competitions. These books are designed to inspire critical thinking and sharpen problem-solving skills, enriching students' understanding and enjoyment of physics beyond the standard school curricula. Each problem is accompanied by helpful diagrams and detailed solutions, providing readers with clear insights into the underlying physics and mathematical reasoning. The first volume also includes an exploration of 16 key 'themes' in astronomy and astrophysics, providing foundational tools that will help the reader fully engage with the problems and solutions to follow.

Ideal for students, teachers, and mentors preparing for national and international competitions, these books are an indispensable resource for those eager to delve deeper into the wonders of the Universe. Whether used for independent study or as a teaching aid, this series offers both intellectual stimulation and practical guidance.

Contents:

• Volume 1: Topics, Problems and Solutions:
  • Foreword
  • Elements of Spherical Trigonometry
  • Determining the Masses of Visual Binary Stars
  • Double Stars
  • The Two-Body Problem
  • The Mass of a Binary Stellar System and the Virial Theorem
  • The Masses of the Capella Star's Components
  • Radial Velocities
  • Light Curves
  • Exoplanets
  • The Apparent Orbit of a Secondary Star
  • The Equations of the Eclipses
  • Bolometric Magnitudes
  • The Virial Theorem and the Movements of the Planets
  • Kepler's Third Law in a New Formulation
  • Foucault Pendulum
  • The Precession of a Foucault Pendulum and the Action of the Coriolis Force on a Conical Pendulum
  • Capella Stellar System
  • Convergent Proper Motion
  • Exoplanet and Host Star
  • Intergalactic Cloud
  • A Star's Image Contrast
  • The Alpha Centauri Star System
  • Binary Star System in Eclipse
  • The Horizontal Diurnal Parallax or the Sun
  • The Equatorial Horizontal Diurnal Parallax of the Moon
  • Maximum Radial Velocities
  • Radial Velocity
  • Ocean Tides Caused by the Moon
  • Venus' Rotation
  • And a Star Was Born!
  • Star Aberration
  • Annual Parallax Corrections or Stars
  • Apparent and Relative Orbits
  • The Spectroscopic Binary System HR 8800
  • A Star and the Virial Theorem
  • Solar Annular Eclipse
  • Resonant Orbits
  • The Ratio Densities or the Planets
  • The Asteroid Julietta
  • Distance to Black Hole
  • The Eccentricity of a Satellite's Orbit
  • Atmospheric Optical Depth
  • Density of a Cluster
  • Radio Signal
  • Venus — A Black Body
  • Cloud of Hydrogen
  • Mass of a Cosmic Object
  • Travel Time of a Proton
  • Power of the Tide
  • Static Universe
  • Flying from Lima to Yogyakarta
  • A Planet and Its Moon
  • Neutron Star or Black Hole?
  • Star or Neutral Particles
  • The Star Cepheid HV2257
  • Artificial Satellites
  • The Launched Satellite
  • A Space Station Reunites With a Satellite
  • Other Books by Mihail Sandu
• Volume 2: Problems and Solutions:
  • Foreword
  • Earth and Venus
  • The Thermal Kelvin–Helmholtz Time of a Star
  • The Magnitude Limit of Stars Observed by a Telescope
  • Astrometric Binary System
  • Distance to a Galaxy
  • Forms of Kepler's Third Law
  • A Planet with Satellites
  • Changing the Orbit of a Satellite
  • The Third Cosmic Speed
  • A Terrestrial Satellite
  • The Expansion of a Nebula
  • Transit of Airplanes and Helicopters in Front of the Moon
  • Andromeda Constellation Rotation
  • Spectroscopic Binary Star System
  • Altair Star
  • Kepler's Laws and the Planets of the Solar System
  • IOAA-jr Romania 2022 Zodiac
  • A Cosmonaut's Descent onto a Satellite of Saturn
  • The Masses of the Components of Several Visual Binary Stellar Systems
  • Ice Particles Detached from a Comet's Core
  • Dumbbell Suspended by a Spaceship
  • The Temperatures of the Planets in our Solar System
  • Binary Star System Eclipse
  • Oblique Connecting Pyramid
  • Eclipses of a Planet's Satellite
  • Balls Suspended Inside a Terrestrial Satellite
  • Maximum Radial Velocities
  • Cosmic Spaceship
  • The Apparent Magnitude of the Moon, Seen on the Way to the Moon
  • A Galaxy of Stars with the Same Brightness
  • Destroying a Threatening Asteroid with a Rocket
  • The Apparent Shape of the Celestial Vault and the Apparent Linear Diameter of the Moon
  • The Sun as Seen from Saturn
  • The Gauss Problem
  • 104 Tauri Star
  • Saturn's Mass
  • Binary Stellar Systems
  • Big Dipper Asterism
  • From the North Pole to the Earth's Equator
  • Solar Explosions
  • Gravitational Retardation of Light
  • The Deviation of Light Rays in the Gravitational Field of the Sun
  • Gravitational Refractive Index
  • Stellar Gas Density
  • The Astronomical Coordinates of the Moon, Earth and Sun
  • Relativistic Motion in a Central Gravitational Field
  • A Flat Cosmic Platform
  • Attenuation of Gravitational Attraction
  • Other Books by Mihail Sandu
• Volume 3: Problems and Solutions:
  • Foreword
  • A Spaceship to Alpha Centauri
  • Asteroid 2010GD37
  • A Galaxy of Stars Identical to Our Sun!
  • Two Astronomical Observatories on an Island
  • Moons of Jupiter
  • A Comet Around the Sun
  • Visible Circumpolar Stars
  • Cepheid Period
  • Satellites with Orbits in Perpendicular Planes
  • Solar City Tower
  • Temperature of Interstellar Spaces
  • Time Integral Mean Values and the Virial Theorem
  • The Horizontal Diurnal Parallax of a Star, Accurately Determined
  • Geostationary Satellite
  • Limits and Astronomical Spheres
  • Sunrise
  • Atmospheric Extinction
  • Geostationary Satellite in the Plane of the Equator
  • Special Maneuvers of a Geostationary Satellite
  • Precession of the World Axis
  • The Magnitudes of the Stars
  • Bielliptic Gravitational Transfer
  • Photograph of Jupiter
  • The Mass Function of a Visual Binary Star System
  • Length of a Day on Mars
  • The Temperature on the Surface of the Sun
  • The Proper Motions of the Stars
  • The Orbits of the Planets
  • The Apparent Magnitude of the Sun
  • Altair and the Sun
  • The Radii of Curvature of the Moon's Trajectory
  • Magnitudes of Stellar Systems
  • Visible Star?
  • The Meeting of the Stars
  • Law of Gravitational Attraction
  • Radial Velocities of Stars
  • Bombarding a Very Dangerous Asteroid!
  • Virial Theorem
  • The Gravitational Potential Energy of a Spherical Cluster
  • Jeans Mass
  • Free Fall Timescale
  • 85 Pegasi A and B
  • Convergent Proper Motions
  • From Romania ... to the Antipode! A Ballistic Projectile Messenger
  • Ice Particle
  • Other Books by Mihail Sandu

Readership: This book is targeted at high school students and their teachers preparing for Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad competitions, or those wanting to extend their physics instruction beyond the school curriculum. This book may also appeal to undergraduate students in astronomy and physics.