Astrophysics

The volume gathers the prominent works by participants in the NATO Advanced Study Institute, liThe Comparative Study of the Planets"e;, which was held at Vulcano (Aeolian Islands) from September 14 to September 25, 1981.

Unique in its breadth of coverage and level of presentation, this textbook provides more on the nature of galaxies, extragalactic objects, the large-scale structure of the Universe, and cosmology than is available in general textbooks on astronomy.

This introduction to astronomy and astrophysics provides an accessible and clear treatment of the fundamentals.

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

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of ideas about the sun and the stars, from antiquity to modern times.

This book highlights a comprehensive coverage of X--ray and Gamma-ray astrophysics.

This star guide enables amateur astronomers to focus on a class of object, and using an observation list that begins with the easiest object, find and move progressively over a period of months to more difficult targets.

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This is the first book to deal with Titan, one of the most mysterious bodies in the solar system.

Recent advances in our understanding of instabilities in galactic type systems have led to an unravelling of some of the mysteries of what determines the form galaxies take.

This textbook expounds the major topics in the special theory of relativity.

Covering all aspects of gravitation in a contemporary style, this advanced textbook is ideal for graduate students and researchers.

An engaging introduction to collisionless shocks in space plasmas, presenting a complete review, from first principles to current research.

This book focuses on the most recent, relevant, comprehensive and significant aspects in the well-established multidisciplinary field Laboratory Astrophysics.

This book presents the basics of gravitational lensing, accessible to students and researchers with a wide range of backgrounds.

In 1993 we began to consider the possibility of holding a conference on Catacysmic Variables (CVs) at Keele University.

Choice Recommended Title, August 2019 Read an exclusive interview with Professor Vera Kolb here.

Numerical Methods in Astrophysics: An Introduction outlines various fundamental numerical methods that can solve gravitational dynamics, hydrodynamics, and radiation transport equations.

This book introduces particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology.

"e;l hope that people all around the world never forget what a wonderful thing it is to lie on your back and look up at the stars"e; Pete Seeger What is the fascination that constellations hold for people?

Herbig-Haro objects were discovered 50 years ago, and during this half century they have developed from being mysterious small nebulae to be- coming an important phenomenon in star formation.

It was about fourteen years ago that some of us became intrigued with the idea of searching the sky for X-ray and gamma-ray sources other than the Sun, the only celestial emitter of high-energy photons known at that time.

Physicists are pondering on the possibility of simulating black holes in the laboratory by means of various "e;analog models"e;.

This book provides an introduction to the physics of interstellar gas in the Galaxy.

L'opera si propone di introdurre i principi fondamentali della Fisica del Plasma, disciplina che trova applicazione sia nel campo del'energetica (Fusione Termonucleare Controllata), sia dell'Astrofisica (oltre il 90% della materia dell'Universo è sotto forma di plasma).

S Chandrasekhar, popularly known as Chandra, was one of the foremost scientists of the 20th century.

Stars are the main factories of element production in the universe through a suite of complex and intertwined physical processes.

This volume presents a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the major topics associated with accretion processes in astrophysics.

Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts, which has appeared in semi-annual volumes since 1969, is devoted to the recording, summarizing and indexing of astronomical publications throughout the world.

A concise overview of the fundamental concepts and applications of atomic physics for students including examples, problems, and diagrams of key concepts.

La existencia de hábitats extraterrestres potencialmente habitables, dentro y fuera del sistema solar, es hoy ampliamente aceptada entre la comunidad científica.

With foreword by astrophysicist and Queen guitarist Brian MayThis book describes the unlikely development of astrophysics in Spain, set against the final decade of Franco's rule and the country's transition to democracy.

Plasmaphysik gibt eine systematische Einführung in die Methoden zur theoretischen Beschreibung physikalischer Prozesse in ionisierten Gasen.

Il libro intende fornire le conoscenze teoriche e fenomenologiche di base della struttura della materia a livello subatomico, presentando in maniera coordinata concetti e caratteristiche della fisica nucleare e della fisica delle particelle.

Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts, which has appeared in semi-annual volumes since 1969, is de- voted to the recording, summarizing and indexing of astronomical publications throughout the world.

What is the origin of the universe?

This is the definitive treatment of the phenomenology of galaxies--a clear and comprehensive volume that takes full account of the extraordinary recent advances in the field.

Describes the dark matter problem in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology for graduate students and researchers.

The millimeter and sub-millimeter wavebands are unique in astronomy in containing several thousands of spectral lines of molecules as well as the thermal continuum spectrum of cold dust.

An authoritative primer on the cutting-edge science of planet huntingAlien worlds have long been a staple of science fiction.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

The interdisciplinary field of Astrobiology constitutes a joint arena where provocative discoveries are coalescing concerning, e.

Some might think that the 27 thousand tons of material launched by earthlings into outer space is nothing more than floating piles of debris.

Ram accelerators are among the most advanced tools for generating fluid dynamcis data in supersonic reacting systems.

Since very early times Sirius was a point of attraction in the night sky.

The inside story of the epic quest to solve the mystery of dark matterThe ordinary atoms that make up the known universe-from our bodies and the air we breathe to the planets and stars-constitute only 5 percent of all matter and energy in the cosmos.