The troubled history of the Hubble constant told in an authoritative, comprehensible, and entertaining mannerIn 1927 Georges Lemaitre argued that our universe is expanding, a conclusion rendered more startling by the astronomical data that backed it up, presented two years later by Edwin Hubble.
The troubled history of the Hubble constant told in an authoritative, comprehensible, and entertaining mannerIn 1927 Georges Lemaitre argued that our universe is expanding, a conclusion rendered more startling by the astronomical data that backed it up, presented two years later by Edwin Hubble.
A complete treatment of all aspects of dark matter physicsThis book provides an incisive, self-contained introduction to one of the most intriguing subjects in modern physics, presenting the evidence we have from astrophysics for the existence of dark matter, the theories for what it could be, and the cutting-edge experimental and observational methods for testing them.
Big Science, Innovation, and Societal Contributions offers a connection between Big Science and its societal impacts from a multidisciplinary perspective, drawing on physics and astrophysics scholars to explain the reasoning behind their work, and how such knowledge can be applied to everyday life.
This well known and widely used landmark text explores the universal spontaneous generation of magnetic fields in astronomical bodies and the agitation of the bodies by those fields.
Following on from a previous volume on Special Relativity, Andrew Steane's second volume on General Relativity and Cosmology is aimed at advanced undergraduate or graduate students undertaking a physics course, and encourages them to expand their knowledge of Special Relativity.
For over a century, General Relativity has successfully predicted cosmic phenomena without explaining the fundamental mechanisms governing gravity, spacetime, or quantum interactions.
Astronomy has been associated with the detection of electromagnetic waves or photons from within and beyond the solar system, ranging from Radio to Gamma-ray Astronomy.
Astronomy has been associated with the detection of electromagnetic waves or photons from within and beyond the solar system, ranging from Radio to Gamma-ray Astronomy.
Four independent research threads — funded by the Department of Defense, validated by NASA, published in peer-reviewed journals — all pointed the same direction: electromagnetism and gravity can be coupled more strongly than physics allows.
This book is a Weekend Pocketbook on Everything You Should Know About Astronomy, the human journey from watching stars for harvests and omens to discovering an expanding universe filled with galaxies, black holes, and invisible matter.
Das vorliegende Lehrbuch bietet dem Leser einen Überblick über die Physik der Neutrinos, der leichtesten Fermionen im Standardmodell der Teilchenphysik.
Das vorliegende Lehrbuch bietet dem Leser einen Überblick über die Physik der Neutrinos, der leichtesten Fermionen im Standardmodell der Teilchenphysik.
This is a Weekend Pocketbook on Everything You Should Know About Quantum Gravity, the search for the missing theory that could finally make the very large and the very small speak the same language.
Beyond Solitude: The Science and Mystery of Cosmic Civilisations is your smart, accessible companion to the biggest live investigation in science: the search for life and intelligence beyond Earth.
It has been recognised for centuries that, statistically, the Earth must be one of many, literally billions, of planets in our Galaxy, but the first planets beyond the solar system were recognised only 30 years ago.
It has been recognised for centuries that, statistically, the Earth must be one of many, literally billions, of planets in our Galaxy, but the first planets beyond the solar system were recognised only 30 years ago.
This long-awaited second edition of the classical textbook on Stellar Structure and Evolution by Kippenhahn and Weigert is a thoroughly revised version of the original text.
This long-awaited second edition of the classical textbook on Stellar Structure and Evolution by Kippenhahn and Weigert is a thoroughly revised version of the original text.
This proceedings book reviews the state of the art in the exploitation of machine learning techniques for the astrophysics community and gives the reader a complete overview of the field.
This proceedings book reviews the state of the art in the exploitation of machine learning techniques for the astrophysics community and gives the reader a complete overview of the field.
This book reports on cutting-edge analysis of data from the Axion Dark Matter eXperiment (ADMX) which aims to detect axions in the dark matter halo of the galaxy.
This book reports on cutting-edge analysis of data from the Axion Dark Matter eXperiment (ADMX) which aims to detect axions in the dark matter halo of the galaxy.
It has always been ESO's aim to operate the VLT in an interferometric mode (VLTI) which allows the coherent combination of stellar light beams col- lected by the four 8-m telescopes and by several smaller auxiliary telescopes.