Astronomy, space and time

This book brings together a collection of essays on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of the first man on the moon - a time when tourist journeys to the moon, now a real possibility, were no more than a fantasy.

Atomic and molecular collision physics has undergone extraordinary transformations in last few decades which is driven by a convergence of breakthroughs in the sophisticated instruments, theoretical advancements, and computational capabilities.

Atomic and molecular collision physics has undergone extraordinary transformations in last few decades which is driven by a convergence of breakthroughs in the sophisticated instruments, theoretical advancements, and computational capabilities.

This book gives an account, as little biased as possible, on human space missions beyond low Earth orbit in general, and specifically to the planets of the solar system.

This book gives an account, as little biased as possible, on human space missions beyond low Earth orbit in general, and specifically to the planets of the solar system.

This book will show how it is possible to explore the Universe not only with telescopes but also with Mathematics.

This book will show how it is possible to explore the Universe not only with telescopes but also with Mathematics.

Want to join the ultimate cosmic treasure hunt?

The main objective of this volume is to discuss the physical properties, observational signals and various probes of compact objects in the Universe.

This interdisciplinary book enables scientists and non-specialists from various fields to delve into fascinating historical and recent scientific advancements in physics, astrophysics, genetic evolution, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.

This interdisciplinary book enables scientists and non-specialists from various fields to delve into fascinating historical and recent scientific advancements in physics, astrophysics, genetic evolution, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.

The main objective of this volume is to discuss the physical properties, observational signals and various probes of compact objects in the Universe.

A unified quantum theory incorporating the four fundamental forces of nature is one of the major open problems in physics.

This thesis presents a novel analysis of a photometric observational feature of Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia), the most precise distance indicators available for cosmological studies.

This thesis presents a novel analysis of a photometric observational feature of Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia), the most precise distance indicators available for cosmological studies.

This textbook covers fundamentals of rocket propulsion such as history, classification, qualitative design, quantitative design of internal ballistics and rocket vehicle optimization.

This textbook covers fundamentals of rocket propulsion such as history, classification, qualitative design, quantitative design of internal ballistics and rocket vehicle optimization.

Radio astronomy is irreversibly moving towards the exabyte era.

This proceedings volume contains selected and expanded contributions presented at the 8th International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications, held in Beijing, China on 15~17 November, 2023.

This book presents and defends an original and paradigm-shifting conception of formal science, natural science, and the natural universe alike, that's fully pro-science, but at the same time neither theological or God-centered, nor solipsistic or self-centered, nor communitarian or social-institution-centered, nor scientistic or science-valorizing, nor materialist/physicalist or reductive, nor-above all-mechanistic.

This book presents and defends an original and paradigm-shifting conception of formal science, natural science, and the natural universe alike, that's fully pro-science, but at the same time neither theological or God-centered, nor solipsistic or self-centered, nor communitarian or social-institution-centered, nor scientistic or science-valorizing, nor materialist/physicalist or reductive, nor-above all-mechanistic.

This book presents peer-reviewed articles from the 8th International Conference on Space Science and Communication (IConSpace 2023), held at Penang in Malaysia.

This book presents two candidates for astrophysical accelerators of cosmic rays with petaelectron-volt (PeV) energies in our Galaxy, the so-called PeVatrons, through the observation of sub-PeV gamma rays performed by the Tibet air shower array.

This book presents peer-reviewed articles from the 8th International Conference on Space Science and Communication (IConSpace 2023), held at Penang in Malaysia.

What's the brightest light on Earth?

Have you ever gazed up at the night sky and wondered how many stars you can see?

Have you ever gazed up at the night sky and wondered how many stars you can see?

This book highlights the systematic investigation into the calculation of Hansen coefficients and their derivatives in satellite orbital dynamics.

This book highlights the systematic investigation into the calculation of Hansen coefficients and their derivatives in satellite orbital dynamics.

As every astronomer knows, astronomy is one of the most approachable and inspiring of the natural sciences.

As every astronomer knows, astronomy is one of the most approachable and inspiring of the natural sciences.

Enter the mysterious world of sixteenth-century science, where astronomers and alchemists shared laboratories.

This book is for everyone curious about the Sun and how it has been perceived throughout human history, including the modern scientific view.

This book is for everyone curious about the Sun and how it has been perceived throughout human history, including the modern scientific view.

This book reflects on 8 decades of research on one of the longest-standing unsolved problems in modern astrophysics: why does the Sun form a hot corona?

This book reflects on 8 decades of research on one of the longest-standing unsolved problems in modern astrophysics: why does the Sun form a hot corona?

This book highlights a comprehensive coverage of X--ray and Gamma-ray astrophysics.

This book highlights a comprehensive coverage of X--ray and Gamma-ray astrophysics.

As the world's superpowers and corporations jostle for control in space, A.

In recent decades, twistor theory has grown into an irreplaceable tool for the study of scattering amplitudes in gauge theory and gravity.

In recent decades, twistor theory has grown into an irreplaceable tool for the study of scattering amplitudes in gauge theory and gravity.

This book provides a comprehensive description of advances in the study of general relativistic instability supernovae.

This concise book reviews methods used for gluing space-time manifolds together.

This concise book reviews methods used for gluing space-time manifolds together.

This book features several of the significant scientific debates and controversies that helped develop space science in the early space era.

Distant galaxies, dark matter, black holes elusive, incomprehensible and inhospitable these are the building blocks of modern physics.

The world is warming up rapidly and this change is most noticeable in mountains with already observable consequences on flora and fauna.

This book presents the most common types of instabilities arising in classical field theories, namely tachyonic, Laplacian, ghost-like or strong coupling instabilities, also commenting on their quantum implications.