Astrophysics

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar - known simply as Chandra throughout the scientific world - has become a legendary figure for his prolific contributions to physics, astrophysics, and applied mathematics.

This invaluable book presents selected papers of S Chandrasekhar, co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1983 and a scientific giant well known for his prolific and monumental contributions to astrophysics, physics and applied mathematics.

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.

Where do stars come from and how do they form?

Reviewing the fundamental instrumental techniques and current observational results, this book unveils the mysteries of the physical processes in the central parsec of our Milky Way: the super-massive black hole embedded in a central stellar cluster as well as the gas and dust in the circumnuclear region.

In this highly accessible book, leading scientists from around the world give a general overview of research advances in their subject areas within the field of Astronomy.

Physicist Frank Close takes the reader to the frontiers of science in a vividly told investigation of revolutionary science and enterprise from the seventeenth century to the present.

Where are we?

Astronomer Royal Martin Rees shows how the behaviour and origins of the universe can be explained by just six numbers.

A leading cosmologist explains our current understanding of space and timeThere was immense excitement in the scientific community and among the general public when the COBE space probe sent back data that proved not only that the Big Bang had happened but also that it had happened at more or less exactly the time that astronomers had calculated.

This monograph includes four chapters that present recent scientific advancements in dark matter research.

This is a partial summary of the ongoing quest by mankind to understand who he is, where he came from, how he relates to what hissenses tell him about his physical and social environment.

Esta obra, completa y rica en ilustraciones, escrita por expertos astrónomos, le enseñará las nociones indispensables para observar el cielo: el origen de las estrellas y sus diferentes categorías (simples, dobles, variables, supernovas, enanas blancas, púlsares.

Para Françoise Hardy existen dos tipos de astrología.

This book is the first monograph dedicated to the use of the total absorption technique in beta decay studies.

En este libro se han recogido las teorías más generalizadas sobre los planetas, sus movimientos y características en relación con el ser y el acontecer de los hechos humanos.

This book introduces ten equations that transcend the boundaries of time and space.

This book introduces ten equations that transcend the boundaries of time and space.

This compilation based upon recent peer-reviewed journal publications encapsulates how the Flat Space Cosmology model (FSC) has become the primary competitor to the inflationary standard model of cosmology.

Literacy in Science and Technology: Learning Station Activities to Meet CCSS builds student interest, allows for inquiry, and increases student achievement.

This new and unique book discusses various aspects of cosmic ray physics and astrophysics.

The bestselling author of The Science of Happiness delivers a book "e;suffused with genuine wonder and affection for the beauty of particle physics"e; (Foreword Reviews).

A new interpretation of nearly 40 years of interstellar signals and the prophetic message they contain Contains extensive analysis of pulsar data, revealing new ideas about the origins and functions of pulsars Provides proof of an extraterrestrial communication network Includes information about the formation of crop circles and force-field-beaming technologyIn 1967, astronomers began receiving and cataloging precisely timed radio pulses from extraterrestrial sources, which they called pulsars.

A Conceptual Breakthrough in Our Understanding ofFundamental Nature of Matter and Energy!

This book contains a discussion, with a new perspective, on the old string-theory problems.

The next pages will discuss rocket science.

What wonderful adventure a spaceship ride would be!

An Introduction to Molecular Clouds describes the formation of molecular clouds and the innovative features of molecular clouds with different physical parameters.

Ground magnetometers have played a major role in the development of space science by allowing researchers to remotely measure currents that define the dynamics of the magnetosphere and Earth's ionosphere.

Solar Irradiance: Types and Applications first presents intelligent models for sizing, parameters forecasting and control of a photovoltaic system on the basis of a modified fuzzy neural net.

The universe is in a period of accelerated expansion; and the observational evidence such as supernova of Ia type, Cosmic Microwave Background radiation (CMB) and Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAO) confirm this accelerating expansion [1-3].

Human spaceflight at NASA began in the 1960s with the Mercury and Gemini programs leading up to the Apollo moon landings.

The authors continue the book series entitled Contemporary Fundamental Physics.

'Be brave, be curious, be determined, overcome the odds.

'If you feel you are in a black hole, don't give up.

Meteorite tells the fascinating story of the stones from outer space scattered across our planet.

'David Christian's approach to understanding history can help all of us learn to prepare for the future' - Bill GatesA user's guide to the future: from the algorithms in DNA to why time is like a cocktail glass, interstellar migrations, transhumanism, the fate of the galaxy, and the last black hole.

In A Brief History of Black Holes, award-winning University of Oxford researcher Dr Becky Smethurst charts five hundred years of scientific breakthroughs in astronomy and astrophysics.

Nasci no ano de 1969, um ano marcante para a história da conquista espacial, o ano em que o homem pisou o solo lunar, já se passaram 50 anos e durante minha vida sempre fui aficionado pela astronáutica, afinal a nossa imaginação sempre é impulsionada para ir além das fronteiras do nosso mundo.

The earth and moon were created before the starry system.

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection.

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

The remarkable story of how our solar system came to beThe birth and evolution of our solar system is a tantalizing mystery that may one day provide answers to the question of human origins.

This book explores the opportunities, the potential and the hazards of Earth's immediate space environment.

This book explores the opportunities, the potential and the hazards of Earth's immediate space environment.

In this book a new mathematical model is being suggested which is based on the classical mechanics.