An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics - Carroll & Ostlie

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Have you finished your study or still ongoing?

I have an engineering degree but for now I'm content to study astropysics for my own interest and see how I take to it before considering a course.

I have a PhD in theoretical particle physics, but I was in a Graduate School for Astro- and Particle physics, so I "had to" take some intro astrophysics and cosmology classes as well. My specialty is particle physics though, and the astrophysics is more on the sidelines.

I have somewhat of a desire to learn more about stellar formation and death so my plan is to work through as much of the book as I can manage and then decide whether I want to continue with a particular topic.

Having said that, I may well find other areas that interest me more so who knows. Wish I'd done it earlier but astrophysics never really came up in my school careers talks. I'm just a bit jealous of folks that have a job in these fields. Makes electrical engineering seem very dull.