Astrophysics

Explore spectacular advances in contemporary physics with this unique celebration of the centennial of Einstein''s discovery of general relativity.

This volume covers a variety of modern aspects of the observational, experimental and theoretical studies on the origin, evolution and distribution of the elements in the Universe.

These pages present a collection of recent papers primarily documenting the nascent science of neutrino geophysics.

In a brilliant flash about fourteen billion years ago, time and matter were born in a single instant of creation.

This books aims at giving an overview over theoretical and phenomenological aspects of particle astrophysics and particle cosmology.

Presents new algorithms for determining orbits; ideal for graduate students and researchers in applied mathematics, physics, astronomy and aerospace engineering.

The story of unmanned space exploration, from Viking to todayDreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds.

This volume is devoted mainly to one of the more relevant subjects of the last two decades, namely, Inhomogeneous Cosmological Models.

This textbook is a pedagogic introduction to a number of phenomena employing fluid mechanics.

This book suitable for post graduates in Physics and Astrophysics aims at introducing the theory of general relativity as an important background for doing astrophysics.

Space weather is one of the most significant natural hazards to human life and health.

The study of the mechanisms that govern origin and propagation of stellar jets involves the treatment of many concurrent physical processes such as gravitation, hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics, atomic physics and radiation.

This monograph discusses cosmological inflation and provides exact and slow roll solutions.

A clear, concise introduction to all the major features of solar system dynamics, ideal for a first course.

A Broad Perspective on the Theory of General Relativity and Its Observable ImplicationsGeneral Relativity: Basics and Beyond familiarizes students and beginning researchers with the basic features of the theory of general relativity as well as some of its more advanced aspects.

The importance and the beauty of modern quantum field theory resides in the power and variety of its methods and ideas, which find application in domains as different as particle physics, cosmology, condensed matter, statistical mechanics and critical phenomena.

The previous Saas-Fee Advanced Course dedicated to the interstellar medium took place in 1972.

Proceedings from the 2012 Fourth International Meeting on Gravitation and Cosmology, focusing on accelerated cosmic expansionThis volume provides both an update and a review of the state of alternative theories of gravity in connection with the accelerated expansion of the universe issue.

A complete investigation of the development and suppression of antigravity and field propulsion technologies *; Reveals advanced aerospace technologies capable of controlling gravity that could revolutionize air travel and energy production *; Reviews numerous field propulsion devices that have thrust-to-power ratios thousands of times greater than a jet engine *; Shows how NASA participates in a cover-up to block adoption of advanced technologies under military development In Secrets of Antigravity Propulsion, physicist Paul LaViolette reveals the secret history of antigravity experimentation--from Nikola Tesla and T.

A 2003 introduction to basic practical tools, methods and phenomena that underlie quantitative astronomy.

This concise and systematic account of the current state of this new branch of astrophysics presents the theoretical foundations of plasma astrophysics, magneto-hydrodynamics and coronal magnetic structures, taking into account the full range of available observation techniques -- from radio to gamma.

Dieses Handbuch soll dem astronomisch interessierten Laien, dem Amateurastronomen ebenso wie dem Lehrer in der Schule Anleitungen für die praktische astronomische Betätigung geben.

This volume comprises original and review articles on the frontier problems of the gravitation theory, theoretical and mathematical physics.

Recent spacecraft and robotic probes to Mars have yielded data that are changing our understanding significantly about the possibility of existing or past life on that planet.

This book is intended to be an introduction to the fundamentals and methods of spectral analysis and filter theory and their appli- cations in geophysics.

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

Although this book has been available for some time, it is only now appearing in an English edition.

This thesis is devoted to ANTARES, the first underwater neutrino telescope in the Mediterranean sea.

Deciphering the script for the Big Bang has now become a joint effort of particle physicists and cosmologists.

After several decades spent in astronomical semi-obscurity, the Moon has of late suddenly emerged as an object of considerable interest to students of astronomy as well as of other branches of natural science and technology; and the reasons for this are indeed of historical significance.

A clear and authoritative book on all the fundamental physical processes graduate students need for research in astrophysics and cosmology.

Solar-type activity over the whole range of the electromagnetic spectrum is a phenomenon inherent in the majority of low- and moderate-mass main sequence stars.

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].

This book introduces young researchers to the exciting field of ultra-high energy astrophysics including charged particles, gamma rays and neutrinos.

This book highlights stories of the most important 13 ground-based observatories and 14 space probes in human history, leading readers through each significant step of human's astronomical observation journey.

The Restless Universe: Applications of Gravitational N-Body Dynamics to Planetary Stellar and Galactic Systems stimulates the cross-fertilization of ideas, methods, and applications among the different communities who work in the gravitational N-body problem arena, across diverse fields of astrophysics.

Here is an accurate and readable translation of a seminal article by Henri Poincare that is a classic in the study of dynamical systems popularly called chaos theory.

These lecture notes are intended for starting PhD students in theoretical physics who have a working knowledge of General Relativity.

This book is written in a pedagogical style intelligible for graduate students.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Photographische Doppelsternmessungen mit dem Astrographen des Astrophysikalischen Observatoriums Potsdam" verfügbar.

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The aim of this volume is to offer a balanced overview of molecular Rydberg spectroscopy as it has developed over recent decades.

As evidenced by five Nobel Prizes in physics, radio astronomy in its 80-year history has contributed greatly to our understanding of the universe.

Providing a complete foundation to comprehend the physics of the microworld, Advanced Particle Physics, Two-Volume Set develops the models, theoretical framework, and mathematical tools to understand current experiments and make predictions for future experiments.

The development of the mechanics of space flight brought to life a whole series of fascinating and novel problems.

The workshop "e;From Dust to Terrestrial Planets"e; was initiated by a working group of planetary scientists invited to ISSI by Johannes Geiss in November 1997.

Cosmology's journey to the present day has been a long one.