Astrophysics

Understanding how the Sun changes though its 11-year sunspot cycle and how these changes affect the vast space around the Sun - the heliosphere - has been one of the principal objectives of space research since the advent of the space age.

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.

Simon Murphy's thesis has significant impact on the wide use of the revolutionary Kepler Mission data, leading to a new understanding in stellar astrophysics.

An essential overview of the physical and mathematical background of radiative transfer, and its applications to stellar and planetary atmospheres.

My principal aim in writing this book was to present a wide range of astrophysical topics in sufficient depth to give the reader a general quantitative understanding of the subject.

This thesis by Cole Johnston brings novel insights into the inner workings of young massive stars.

A substantial update of this award-winning and highly regarded cosmology textbook, for advanced undergraduates in physics and astronomy.

This book consists of invited reviews written by world-renowned experts on the subject of the outskirts of galaxies, an upcoming field which has been understudied so far.

This book presents a study of the young supernova remnant RX J1713.

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

Gravitational wave detection is certainly one of the most challenging goals for today's physics.

'This book is recommended to those interested in knowing how TeV astronomy began, evolved, and remains a growth area.

Space exploration, especially the recent push for the commercialization and militarization of space, is attracting increased attention not only from the wider public and the private sector but also from scholars in a wide range of disciplines.

In this PhD thesis, which was nominated for publication in this series by the Astronomical Institute at Charles University, Prague, the author investigates the orbital evolution of an initially thin stellar disc around a supermassive black hole, considering various perturbative sources of gravity.

Among the many works devoted to our space environment, this serious and objective book by Mr.

Anyone observing the awe-inspiring sight of an eclipse will want to capture it on film for posterity.

Since the 1980s the cross-disciplinary, multidimensional field of links between cosmology and particle physics has been widely recognised by theorists, studying cosmology, particle and nuclear physics, gravity, as well as by astrophysicists, astronomers, space physicists, experimental particle and nuclear physicists, mathematicians and engineers.

The mystery of the diffuse interstellar bands has been variously a curiosity, a co- nundrum, and a nuisance for astronomers in the seven decades since the features were first noticed, but recently they have become a forefront issue in astrophysics.

A grand tour of our dynamic home galaxyThis book offers an intimate guide to the Milky Way, taking readers on a grand tour of our home Galaxy's structure, genesis, and evolution, based on the latest astronomical findings.

"e;Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts"e; appearing twice ayear has become oneof the fundamental publications in thefields of astronomy, astrophysics andneighbouring sciences.

The aim of this book is to give graduate students an overview of quantum gravity but it also covers related topics from astrophysics.

Provides an up-to-date overview of the theoretical, experimental and analytical tools for carrying out asteroseismological observations and inferences.

Deep Space Craft opens the door to interplanetary flight.

This book offers an updated comprehensive review of the rapidly expanding field of GRMHD simulations.

These are exciting times for exobiology.

Solar sailing offers the possibility of low-cost long-distance missions, impossible for any other type of conventional spacecraft.

This workshop brought together the leaders in the field of education in astronomy and explored the newly available technologies that can make astronomy a powerful teaching tool for high school and undergraduate college students.

This seminar focuses on recent achievements and new goals of nuclear structure in both experiment and theory.

What is Life?

If the discovery of life elsewhere in the universe is just around the corner, what would be the consequences for religion?

As a result of significant research over the past 20 years, black holes are now linked to some of the most spectacular and exciting phenomena in the Universe, ranging in size from those that have the same mass as stars to the super-massive objects that lie at the heart of most galaxies, including our own Milky Way.

In the course of the development of electromagnetic, weak and strong interactions, the concept of (internal) gauge invariance grew up and established itself as an unavoidable dynamical principle in particle physics.

Many of the ISO observers who assembled for this workshop at Ringberg c- tle met for the third time in the Bavarian Alps.

The Workshop "e;Science with the VLT in the ELT Era"e; held in Garching from 8th to 12th October 2007 was organised by ESO, with support from its Scienti c and Technical Committee, to provide a forum for the astronomical community to debate the long term future of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) and its interferometric mode (VLTI).

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.

This excellent book by Dr Gregory Matloff could be viewed as a large multi- disciplinary compendium of past research, current investigations and future research in astronautics.

volume XIX A of IAU Transactions contains the reports by Presidents of Commissions, covering the period July 1981 - June 1984.

The articles in this volume are a document of the Galileo mission to Jupiter.

When we consider the ever increasing amount of astronomical data available to us, we can well say that the needs of modern astronomy are growing by the day.

This book reveals the secret behind Einstein's final great theory.

Dieses Buch bietet eine anschauliche und reich bebilderte Übersicht zur Vielfalt kosmischer Turbulenz- und Selbstorganisationsszenarien und ermöglicht umfassende Einblicke in die dabei in ganz unterschiedlichen Zusammenhängen ablaufenden Vorgänge und zugrundeliegenden theoretischen Konzepte.

Advances in Geosciences is the result of a concerted effort to bring together the latest results and planning activities related to earth and space science in Asia and the international arena.

An essential companion to the New York Times bestseller Welcome to the UniverseHere is the essential companion to Welcome to the Universe, a New York Times bestseller that was inspired by the enormously popular introductory astronomy course for non science majors that Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michael A.

This Festschrift dedicated to the 60th birth anniversary of Prof.

This Second Edition is a comprehensive update, integrating the latest research and theoretical advancements in the field of de Sitter (dS) group representations.

Unifying the Universe: The Physics of Heaven and Earth presents a non-technical approach to physics for the lay-science enthusiast.