Astrophysics

Deep within galaxies like the Milky Way, astronomers have found a fascinating legacy of Einstein's general theory of relativity: supermassive black holes.

Astronomy is by nature an interdisciplinary activity: it involves mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology.

Measurements of solar irradiance, both bolometric and at various wavelengths, over the last two decades have established conclusively that the solar energy flux varies on a wide range of time scales, from minutes to the 11-year solar cycle.

The purpose and motivation of these lectures can be summarized in the following two questions: * What is the ground state (and its properties) of dense matter?

Ongoing studies in mathematical depth, and inferences from `helioseismological' observations of the internal solar rotation have shown up the limitations in our knowledge of the solar interior and of our understanding of the solar dynamo, manifested in particular by the sunspot cycle, the Maunder minimum, and solar flares.

It would seem that any specialist in plasma physics studying a medium in which the interaction between particles is as distance-dependent as the inter- action between stars and other gravitating masses would assert that the role of collective effects in the dynamics of gravitating systems must be decisive.

This volume contains the proceedings of the workshop "e;Astrophotography 87"e;, which was held in Jena, April 21-24, 1987.

With an emphasis on numerical modelling, Physics of the Sun: A First Course presents a quantitative examination of the physical structure of the Sun and the conditions of its extended atmosphere.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy.

Assuming foundational knowledge of special and general relativity, this book guides the reader on issues surrounding black holes, wormholes, cosmology, and extra dimensions.

The mapping of the surface of stars requires diverse skills, analysis techniques and advanced modeling, i.

These lecture notes discusses the developments both in the theoretical understanding of the physics and mathematics of magnetic monopoles as well as the ways in which they can be detected experimentally.

This is the first volume in the new COSPAR Colloquia series which will provide a forum for an in-depth discussion on selective topics of importance to the international community.

This essential book is the first comprehensive exposition in the area of optimal low-thrust orbit transfer using non-singular variables.

This book offers new findings on the impact of galaxy mergers on galaxy evolution and related processes.

Space, whether interplanetary or interstellar, is filled with plasma or ionized gas.

Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts is devoted to the recording, summarizing and indexing of astronomical publications throughout the world.

This thesis develops fundamental ideas and advanced techniques for studying the Higgs boson's interactions with the known matter and force particles.

An introduction to magnetohydrodynamics combining theory with advanced topics including the applications of plasma physics to thermonuclear fusion and plasma astrophysics.

This book provides a comprehensive description of advances in the study of general relativistic instability supernovae.

These proceedings are based on the invited talks and selected research reports presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) on "e;POLAR CAP BOUNDARY PHENOMENA"e; held at Longyearbyen, Svalbard, June 4 - 13, 1997.

The most thrilling, genre-busting, unlikely science book you ll ever read, from the world-renowned, multi-award-winning, superstar physicist Lisa Randal.

This book discusses key theoretical aspects concerning the formation of the solar wind: the most essential building block in the heliosphere, in which planets orbit.

The Compound-Nuclear Reaction and Related Topics (CNR*) international workshop series was initiated in 2007 with a meeting near Yosemite National Park.

This is a collection of lectures on topics in cosmology and elementary particles with emphasis on astrophysics.

This book contains the proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Physics Beyond the Standard Models of Particle Physics, Cosmology and Astrophysics.

The field of astrophysics is in the midst of a technologically driven renaissance, as fundamental discoveries are being made with astonishing frequency.

This volume is designed as an introductory text and reference book for graduate students, researchers and practitioners in the fields of astronomy, astrodynamics, satellite systems, space sciences and astrophysics.

The Latin American Symposium on Relativity and Gravitation has been held every two or three years over the past twenty years.

Thirty-threeyears have passed since the ?

This book presents the physics of magnetic flux tubes, including their fundamental properties and collective phenomena in an ensemble of flux tubes.

Radio astronomy is irreversibly moving towards the exabyte era.

It was with pleasure that CAUP became for three days the core to the cloud of star formation experts all over the world.

In this, the first history of artifical satellites and their uses, Helen Gavaghan shows how the idea of putting an object in orbit around the earth changed from science fiction to indespensible technology in the twinkling of an eye.

This book gathers the lecture notes of the 100th Les Houches Summer School, which was held in July 2013.

In recent years, the problem of seeing through the atmosphere has been given intensive and costly consideration in several quarters, but particularly in the Untied States and Great Britain.

This book presents peer-reviewed articles from the 8th International Conference on Space Science and Communication (IConSpace 2023), held at Penang in Malaysia.

This textbook gives an introduction to fluid dynamics based on flows for which analytical solutions exist, like individual vortices, vortex streets, vortex sheets, accretions disks, wakes, jets, cavities, shallow water waves, bores, tides, linear and non-linear free-surface waves, capillary waves, internal gravity waves and shocks.

'This is a nicely produced book which should appeal to a wide readership.

The Spatialities of Radio Astronomy examines the multidisciplinary overlap between the spatial disciplines and the studies of science and technology through a comparative study of four of the world's most important radio telescopes.

A complete text on the physics of gamma-ray bursts, the most brilliant explosions since the Big Bang.

The space vehicle spectaculars of recent years have been revealing the full scope and beauty of our own solar system but have also shown that a growing number of other stars too have planetary bodies orbiting around them.

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 definitive story of the discovery of cosmic voids from a key protagonist in the development of the discipline.

What is unorthodox in this book?

The focus of his prize-winning thesis is on observations and modeling of binary millisecond pulsars.

The rotation of the Sun is a basic parameter which constrains the boundary conditions for the model of the MHD-dynamo mechanisms that generates solar activity.