what is astrophysicist?

Question

Like what it is, what it contains

Answer 1

When I am at a party and I don't want to talk to someone who starts up a conversation and asks what I do, I will tell them I am an "astrophysicist." This will usually intimidate them and they will wander away. If I DO want to talk to them, I will say "astronomer" which usually elicits a slew of questions.

Some astro people who are arrogant or insecure always introduce themselves as astrophysicists. I used to think that astronomy was more observational, and astrophysics was more theory and modeling, but having seen it from the inside, there is no distinction.

Answer 2

Astrophysics is the study of the physics of celestial objects. Astrophysicists study the physical properties of large objects in the sky. It can be considered a branch of physics or astronomy, or its more like a combination of the two.

Answer 3

An astrophysicist is a physicist who studies the fundamental phenomena of the universe, primarily dealing with phenomena outside the realm of Earth. Such as the movements and forces involved in star movement and combustion, etc......

Answer 4

astrophysics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophysics

astrophysicist: an astronomer who studies the physical properties of celestial bodies

astrophysics: the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in the interior of celestial bodies and in interstellar space.

Answer 5

it is the science which deals with the stuy of the chemical and the physical component of all celestial bodies commonly stars.like how it was born when what are its components.