Astrophysics

Regarding his discoveries, Sir Isaac Newton famously said, "e;If I have seen further it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.

The nature of dark matter remains one of the preeminent mysteries in physics and cosmology.

This thesis is devoted to ANTARES, the first underwater neutrino telescope in the Mediterranean sea.

This book presents a study of the various feelings of awe and wonder experienced by astronauts during space flight.

This volume presents cutting-edge research on one of modern cosmology's most intriguing challenges: the observed dipolar anisotropies that appear to conflict with the standard ΛCDM cosmological model.

At last, a book presenting the fantastic scientific results of the first five years of Hubble Space Telescope observations!

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

I have felt the need for a book on the theory of solar magnetic fields for some time now.

For twenty-five years following the Voyager mission, scientists speculated about Saturn's largest moon, a mysterious orb clouded in orange haze.

Cosmic inflation and dark energy hold the key to the origin and the eventual fate of the Universe.

Neutrino '96 is indispensable for students and researchers of neutrino physics.

A coherent introduction for researchers in astronomy, particle physics, and cosmology on the formation and evolution of galaxies.

La existencia de hábitats extraterrestres potencialmente habitables, dentro y fuera del sistema solar, es hoy ampliamente aceptada entre la comunidad científica.

Fred Hoyle was one of the most widely acclaimed and colourful scientists of the twentieth century, a down-to-earth Yorkshireman who combined a brilliant scientific mind with a relish for communication and controversy.

This thesis focuses on the theoretical foundation of the Standard Model valid up to the Planck scale, based on the current experimental facts from the Large Hadron Collider.

Inflation has revolutionized cosmology primarily because it has eliminated the dependence of cosmological modelling on initial conditions.

This volume covers topics ranging from the early universe, cosmology, inflation, quantum gravity, exact solutions and computer-aided computations to space and terrestrial gravity experiments, with special emphasis on recent research.

This monograph explains and analyzes the principles of a quantum-geometric framework for the unification of general relativity and quantum theory.

The Milky Way Galaxy offers a unique opportunity to study the structure and contents of a major stellar system in three dimensions, at high spatial and spectral resolution, and to very large galactocentric distances.

The present book is a translation of the original German edition (published in 1982) with some minor corrections and improvements.

This book summarizes recent developments in the research area of quantum gravity phenomenology.

The Third Microquasar Workshop (or the 'Fifth' Workshop on Galactic Relativ- istic Jet Sources), was held in Granada, Andalucia (Spain) on 11-13 September 2000.

The historic detection of gravitational waves on September 14, 2015, prompted by the highly energetic fusion of two black holes, has made events in the universe "e;audible"e; for the first time.

This book provides a comprehensive review of the methodologies and searches for dark matter (DM) annihilation signals using very-high-energy gamma rays (VHE, E > 100 GeV), utilizing data from current Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) in the pre-Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) era.

Written for graduate students and researchers, this book presents an up-to-date overview of the phenomenology and impact of magnetic fields.

Unified Field Mechanics, the topic of the 9th international symposium honoring noted French mathematical physicist Jean-Pierre Vigier cannot be considered highly speculative as a myopic critic might surmise.

Bringing the material up to date, Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines, Second Edition captures the new ideas and discoveries made in physics since the publication of the best-selling first edition.

The attempt to understand the physics of the structure of stars and their change in time - their evolution - has been bothering many physicists and astronomers ever since the last century.

This book is aimed at students making the transition from a first course on general relativity to a specialized subfield.

This book serves as a good introduction to the physics of pulsars by explaining the subject matter in simple terms which are understandable to both undergraduate physics students and also the general public.

This book provides an up-to-date, self-contained account of deep inelastic scattering in high-energy physics, intended for graduate students and physicists new to the subject.

This workshop was one of the first meetings where cosmologists, astronomers, astrophysicists, and nuclear physicists discussed research areas of mutual interest.

The book discusses the theoretical path to decoding the information gathered from observations of old stellar systems.

Auf der Basis der physikalischen Grundlagen (Strahlung, Luftbewegung, Wolken- und Niederschlagsbildung) sowie der verschiedenen Methoden der Wetterbeobachtung (Boden, Radiosonde, Satelliten, Radar) werden Wettersysteme und Wettervorhersage verständlich erläutert.

A reference on the tachocline for researchers and graduates in astrophysics, heliospheric physics, and fluid and plasma dynamics.

This book addresses the fascinating subject of astrophysics from its theoretical basis to predominant research conducted in the field today.

"e;I have taught from and enjoyed the first edition of the book.

Owing to the increased accuracy requirements in fields such as astrometry and geodesy the general theory of relativity must be taken into account for any mission requiring highly accurate orbit information and for practically all observation and measurement techniques.

The analysis of lunar crescent visibility criterion is vital in providing a comparative insight for predicting the visibility and suitability for Hijri calendar determination.

Popular science readers embrace epics-the sweeping stories that claim to tell the history of all the universe, from the cosmological to the biological to the social.

This third edition of The Physics of the Interstellar Medium continues to introduce advanced undergraduates to the fundamental processes and the wide range of disciplines needed to understand observations of the interstellar medium and its role in the Milky Way galaxy.

This advanced textbook reviews the complex interaction between the Sun''s plasma atmosphere and its magnetic field.

Grazie ad avventurosi studi fu possibile dimostrare un secolo fa che parte della radiazione naturale che si osserva sulla Terra è di natura extraterrestre: era la scoperta dei cosiddetti “raggi cosmici”, particelle che arrivano da misteriosi acceleratori nell’universo, probabilmente buchi neri supermassicci e resti di supernova, a energie anche centinaia di milioni di volte di quelle a cui riusciamo a produrle con i più potenti acceleratori della Terra.

This book, suitable for interested post-16 school pupils or undergraduates looking for a supplement to their course text, develops our modern view of space-time and its implications in the theories of gravity and cosmology.

This volume is concerned with the broad areas related to high energy astrophysics stressing the processes in the compact objects and active galaxies.

The emerging multidisciplinary field of earth system science sets out to improve our understanding functioning ecosystems, at a global level across the entire planet.

This textbook is a first-look at radiative transfer in planetary atmospheres with a particular focus on the Earth's atmosphere and climate.