Astrophysics

Accretion disks are ubiquitous in our universe, and produce intense brightening.

A notable feature of this volume is the emphasis on the role of quark matter as well as the cosmic QCD phase transition in cosmology and astrophysics.

New and updated edition of advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate textbook on observational astronomy.

- 7 Astronomy is not confined to the exploration of the "e;courage of omission"e; and concentrate on those visible sky: Since the fifties, scientists have opened areas that can be conveyed without substantial more and more new windows to the universe, prerequisites; but we have tried to take into making it possible to study numerous new aspects account all crucial aspects and have striven for of cosmic events.

Graduate-level text on galaxy evolution, one of the most popular research topics in astrophysics, with chapters contributed by leading astronomers.

The thesis tackles two distinct problems of great interest in gravitational mechanics - one relativistic and one Newtonian.

As in all other fields of astronomy, progress in instrumentation and observational techniques has in recent years brought a wealth of new information about the sun.

This book brings together reviews from leading international authorities on the developments in the study of dark matter and dark energy, as seen from both their cosmological and particle physics side.

This book focuses on nonextensive statistical mechanics, a current generalization of Boltzmann-Gibbs (BG) statistical mechanics.

The nonlinear theory of oscillating systems brings new aspects into the study of variable stars.

Observational and experimental data pertaining to gravity and cosmology are changing our view of the Universe.

Interest in and knowledge of the techniques utilised to investigate our solar system has been growing rapidly for decades and has now reached a stage of maturity.

This thesis addresses two of the central processes which underpin the formation of galaxies: the formation of stars and the injection of energy into the interstellar medium from supernovae, called feedback.

Developing the physical kinetics of plasma turbulence through a focus on quasi-particle models and dynamics for researchers and graduate students.

In January 1937, Nobel laureate in Physics Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was recruited to the University of Chicago.

An advanced review of how binary stars affect stellar evolution, presenting results from state-of-the art models and recent observations.

An advanced text providing an integrated approach to the Sun''s variability, the surrounding heliosphere, and planetary magnetospheres and ionospheres.

Bridging the gap between physics and astronomy, this is the first integrated graduate-level textbook on atomic astrophysics.

Written by a leading expert, this monograph presents recent developments on supernova remnants, with the inclusion of results from various satellites and ground-based instruments.

This textbook is intended as an introduction to the physics of solar and stellar coronae, emphasizing kinetic plasma processes.

A sophisticated introduction to how astronomers identify, observe, and understand black holesEmitting no radiation or any other kind of information, black holes mark the edge of the universe-both physically and in our scientific understanding.

The outstanding question in astronomy at the turn of the twentieth century was: What are the stars and why are they as they are?

This book addresses the peculiarities of nonlinear wave propagation in waveguides and explains how the stratification depends on the waveguide and confinement.

Where do stars come from and how do they form?

Helping readers understand the complicated laws of nature, Advanced Particle Physics Volume II: The Standard Model and Beyond explains the calculations, experimental procedures, and measuring methods of particle physics, particularly quantum chromodynamics (QCD).

In Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems the authors demonstrate the need to break free from the old established concepts of expendable rockets, using chemical propulsion, and to develop new breeds of launch vehicle capable of both launching payloads into orbit at dramatically reduced cost, and for sustained operations in low-Earth orbit.

Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts aims to present a comprehensive documen- tation of the literature concerning all aspects of astronomy, astrophysics, and their border fields.

Magnetic fields are responsible for much of the variability and structuring in the universe, but only on the Sun can the basic magnetic field related processes be explored in detail.

The implications of the latest results from high energy experiments as well as non-accelerator experiments are discussed in this proceedings.

There is a huge gulf between the real physics of space travel and the way it is commonly portrayed in movies and TV shows.

Our familiar, but often inscrutable, star exhibits a variety of enigmatic phe- nomena that have continued to defy explanation.

It's happening nowplans are being formulated under the coordination of NASA to launch a permanent, manned space station by the year 1990.

This special issue of the international journal of cosmic physics, Astrophysics and Space Science, contains invited contributions delivered at the Second IEEE International Workshop on Plasma Astrophysics and Cosmology, held from 10 to 12 May 1993 in Princeton, New Jersey.

The genesis of IAU Colloquium 182, 'Sources and scintillations: refraction and scattering in radio astronomy,' can be traced to the desire, on the one hand, of Beijing Astronomical Observatory radio astronomers to organize a conference which would highlight the need for high sensitivity - as a way ofpromoting their own project to build the world's largest telescope (FAST) - and to a suggestion from Ron Ekers on the other.

A total eclipse of the Sun is the most awesome sight in the heavens.

This book contains the lectures presented at the Summer Advanced Study Institute, 'Physics and Chemistry of Atmospheres' which was held at the University of Liege, Belgium, during the period July 29-August 9, 1974.

It is now clear that a binary evolutionary pathway is responsible for a significant fraction of all planetary nebulae, with some authors even going so far as to claim that binarity may be a near requirement for the formation of an observable nebula.

This volume covers the collective behaviour of the Standard Model at finite temperature and density.

The Second International Conference on Atomic and Nuclear Clusters '93 was orga- nized in a joint effort by the 'Demokritos' National Center for Scientific Research, G.

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST, OBSERVER, NEW SCIENTIST, BBC FOCUS, INDEPENDENT AND WASHINGTON POST 'A rollicking tour of the wildest physics.

In recent years, the cross-section between fundamental physics, astrophysics and cosmology has been increasing, both at the theoretical and experimental levels: particle physics experiments, astronomical observations, space satellite data.

Based on the author's own work and results obtained by renowned cosmologists, this short book provides a concise introduction to the relatively new research field of cosmological thermodynamics.

Acquaints readers with the main concepts and literature of elementary particle physics and quantum field theory.

It is well known that stellar winds are variable, and the fluctuations are often cyclical in nature.

Light-pollution is the modern scourge of optical astronomy.

A History of Astronomy, first published in 1907, offers a comprehensive introduction to the steady development of the science since its inception in the ancient world up to the momentous progress of the nineteenth century.