Astrophysics

The book collects 29 papers which have been particularly influential in the development of accretion theory.

Black hole gravitohydromagnetics (GHM) is developed from the rudiments to the frontiers of research in this book.

The ARENA Workshop in Zeuthen was the first to combine extensively the fields of acoustic and radio detection techniques for high-energetic particle cascades from cosmic neutrino interactions.

Edgard Gunzig and Pasquale Nardone RGGR Universite Libre de Bruxelles CP231 1050 Bruxelles Belgium The NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "e;The Origin of Structure in the Universe"e; was organized to bring together workers in various aspects of relativistic cosmology with the aim of assessing the present status of our knowledge on the formation and evolution of structure.

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

Studies of stellar formation in galaxies have a profound impact on our understanding of the present and the early universe.

This book seeks to present a new way of thinking about the interaction of gravitational fields with quantum systems.

The Oskar Klein Memorial Lecture series has become a very successful tradition in Swedish physics since it started in 1988.

Recent advances in the development of lasers with more energy, power, and brightness have opened up new possibilities for exciting applications.

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For the fourth time, the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) and the Com- tence Network for Technical, Scienti c High Performance Computing in Bavaria (KONWIHR) publishes the results from scienti c projects conducted on the c- puter systems HLRB I and II (High Performance Computer in Bavaria).

Mars, the most habitable of our sister planets, holds a special place in our imaginations and in our space exploration program.

Composed of a set of lectures and tutorial reviews, this book stems from a summer school devoted to the gravitational aspects of the sun and their geophysical consequences.

The authors have put forth great efforts in gathering present day knowledge about different objects within our solar system and universe.

Comprehensive textbook prioritising physical ideas over mathematical detail.

From the world-renowned physicist and bestselling author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of the Cosmos, a captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purposeIn both time and space, the cosmos is astoundingly vast, and yet is governed by simple, elegant, universal mathematical laws.

Quantum Plasmadynamics is a synthesis of the kinetic theory of plasmas and quantum electrodynamics (QED).

Reflecting the results of twenty years; experience in the field of multipurpose flights, this monograph includes the complex routes of the trajectories of a number of bodies (e.

Discusses the general theory of relativity, Lie derivatives, rotating black holes, with a focus on basics of cosmology and astrophysics.

If our eyes were radio rather than optical wide-band detectors it is well known that for us the brightest object in the sky would still be the Sun; that planets, stars and the Milky Way would still shine feebly (and that we would still occasionally be blinded by man-made sources).

This book offers review chapters written by invited speakers of the 3rd Session of the Sant Cugat Forum on Astrophysics - Gravitational Waves Astrophysics.

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.

The first edition of this book sold within a relatively short time span of about two years.

Presents the state-of-the-art instrumentation and techniques of high time-resolution astrophysics over a wide range of wavelengths.

This book leads directly to the most modern numerical techniques for compressible fluid flow, with special consideration given to astrophysical applications.

Small neutrino masses are the first signs of new physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics.

A thorough introduction to modern ideas on cosmology and on the physical basis of the general theory of relativity, An Introduction to the Science of Cosmology explores various theories and ideas in big bang cosmology, providing insight into current problems.

Expose Your Students to the Elegant World of Physics in an Enticing WayPhysics from Planet Earth - An Introduction to Mechanics provides a one-semester, calculus-based introduction to classical mechanics for first-year undergraduate students studying physics, chemistry, astronomy, or engineering.

This thesis represents a breakthrough in our understanding of the noise processes in Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs).

This book is unique and exceptional in dealing with the notion of physical time rigorously, both logically and empirically.

The successful launch on November 17, 1995 of ESA's Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) by means of an Ariane 4 carrier, has set in motion a true revolution in quantitative infrared astronomy.

This book characterizes the kinematic and chemical structures of disk-forming regions around low-mass protostellar sources and their interplay based on Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observations.

Meteorites are generally considered to be bizarre and exotic space junk that you only ever come across in museums.

The authors give an overview of atomic diffusion as applied to all types of stars, showing where it plays an essential role and how it can be implemented in modelling.

Solar science has evolved rapidly over the past ten years as the results of a new generation of solar space missions have become available.

In view of the current and forthcoming observational data on pulsar wind nebulae, this book offers an assessment of the theoretical state of the art of modelling them.

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

This volwne is the proceedings of the third school in particle astrophysics that Schramm and Galeotti have organized at Erice.

This volume provides an updated understanding of the progress and current problems in the interplay between fundamental physics, astrophysics and cosmology.

This 2001 book presents the methodologies used by astrophysicists for solving the radiative transfer equation.

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 volume explores the questions and answers surrounding the ''secret of life'', combining approaches from the sciences, philosophy and theology, including the emerging discipline of astrobiology.

Over a half century of exploration of the Earth s space environment, it has become evident that the interaction between the ionosphere and the magnetosphere plays a dominant role in the evolution and dynamics of magnetospheric plasmas and fields.

Most elements are synthesized, or "e;cooked"e;, by thermonuclear reactions in stars.

This book aims at providing a solid basis for the education of the next generation of researchers in hot, dense QCD (Quantum ChromoDynamics) matter.