Astrophysics

Two theories revolutionized the 20th century view of space and time: Einstein's general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics.

Physicists are pondering on the possibility of simulating black holes in the laboratory by means of various "e;analog models"e;.

This volume presents the newest results and developments in the fast-moving field of astroparticle physics.

It is generally felt in the cosmology and particle astrophysics community that we have just entered an era which later can only be looked back upon as a golden age.

This volume is an outgrowth of the Third International Symposium on Hamiltonian Systems and Celestial Mechanics.

The arrival of large submillimeter and millimeter-wave detector arrays opened a new window on galaxy formation and evolution.

Neutrinos play a key role in many areas of particle physics, nuclear physics and astrophysics.

Gamma ray astronomy, the branch of high energy astrophysics that studies the sky in energetic y-ray photons, is destined to play a crucial role in the exploration of nonthermal phenomena in the Universe in their most extreme and violent forms.

The objective of the workshop series "e;The Identification of Dark Matter"e; is to assess critically the status of work attempting to identify what constitutes dark matter; in particular, to consider what techniques are currently being used, how successful they are, and what new techniques are likely to improve the prospects for identifying dark matter candidates in the future.

A group of leading experts in the field of starbursts and active galactic nuclei have joined hands to produce this review volume which covers the starburst-AGN connection, and the tests to be carried out with the upcoming new astronomical facilities to ascertain the relevance of both components to the formation and evolution of galaxies.

This book presents a series of delightful interviews in which natural objects such as an electron, a black hole, a galaxy, and even the vacuum itself, reveal their innermost secrets - not only what they are but also how they feel.

This book provides an authoritative overview of the developments in gravitomagnetism which have taken place in the last few years.

This is an invaluable collection of colloquium-type lectures given by some of the most prominent theoretical physicists of today.

This book discusses many of the recent theoretical and observational developments that have significant implications for astronomy and astrophysics.

This volume covers many different subjects, from very high energy cosmic rays to neutrino physics, gravitational waves and cosmology.

This volume is dedicated to Riccardo Giacconi for his sixty-fifth birthday, on the occasion of his being awarded a "e;Laurea Honoris Causa"e; in physics at the University of Rome "e;La Sapienza"e;.

The PASCOS (International Symposium on Particles, Strings and Cosmology) series brings together the leading experts and most active young researchers in the closely related fields of elementary particle physics, string theory and cosmology/astrophysics.

This book constitutes the proceedings of a very topical workshop aimed at understanding the shapes of the baryonic and dark matter components of galaxies.

This book provides a comprehensive and self-contained exposition of gravitational lensing phenomena.

Black holes exist in galactic nuclei and in some X-ray binaries found in our own galaxy and the large Magellanic Cloud.

This book presents Einstein's theory of space and time in detail, and describes the large-scale structure of space, time and velocity as a new cosmological special relativity.

This volume provides timely coverage of nonaccelerator astroparticle physics.

This volume offers a comprehensive overview of our understanding of gravity at both the experimental and the theoretical level.

This volume is dedicated to Jiri Bicak on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

This volume contains detailed articles by theorists and experimentalists in the newly developing field of astroparticle physics.

This book presents the progress in cosmic ray physics following the recent results obtained by balloon, satellite and underground experiments.

Mindsteps to the Cosmos shows how modern global civilization depends on giant leaps of understanding that have been made in the past.

This book consists of about 20 lectures on theoretical and observational aspects of astrophysical black holes, by experts in the field.

The 16th conference of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation (GR16), held at the International Convention Centre in Durban, South Africa, from 15 to 21 July, was attended by 450 delegates from around the world.

In published papers H A Bethe and G E Brown worked out the collapse of large stars and supernova explosions.

This book contains written versions of the presentations made at the 4th International Workshop on the Identification of Dark Matter (IDM 2002), held in York, UK, in September 2002.

There are several textbooks available on solar astronomy which deal with advanced astrophysical aspects of solar physics, and books which provide very elementary knowledge about the Sun.

The spallation neutron source (SNS) being built at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) will be by far the highest flux pulsed source of epithermal neutrons in the world when it comes on line in 2006.

This book takes an excursion through solar science, science history, and geoclimate with a husband and wife team who revealed some of our sun's most stubborn secrets.

The 2002 International Symposium on Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics (CosPA2002) was held from May 31 to June 2, 2002, in Taipei, Taiwan.

This book focuses on current topics in astronomy, astrophysics and nuclear astrophysics.

This book gives a detailed, up-to-date account of the Lense-Thirring effect and its implications for physics and astrophysics.

This book contains the proceedings of the 10th Hellenic Relativity Conference, held in Greece in 2002.

This invaluable proceedings contains contributions from leading scientists in astrophysics, cosmology and related fields such as gravitation and elementary particles physics.

The Fourth International Workshop on New Worlds in Astroparticle Physics was the latest in the biennial series, held in Faro, Portugal.

What is the origin of the universe?

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 13th Course of the International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics.

This book presents a comprehensive and self-contained exposition of the mathematical theory of impulsive light-like signals in general relativity.

This conference was dedicated to the memory of the great scientist and teacher I Ya Pomeranchuk on the occasion of his 90th birthday.

The Lake Louise Winter Institute is held annually to explore recent trends in physics.

If standard gravitational theory is correct, then most of the matter in the universe is in an unidentified form which does not emit enough light to have been detected by current instrumentation.

The r-process is a major mechanism for producing elements heavier than Fe.

The huge amount of data obtained by surveys in all wavebands, from radio to X-rays, has allowed major progress in the understanding of Active Galactic Nuclei and of their cosmic evolution.

This volume presents a comprehensive introduction to modern cosmology from an astrophysical viewpoint.

The study of presolar meteoritic grains is a new inter-disciplinary field that brings together topics from nuclear physics to astronomy and chemistry.