Astrophysics

Jean-Pierre Vigier continually labeled one of les heretiques de la science, l'eternel resistant et le patriarche is yet a pillar of modern physics and mathematics, with one leg firmly planted in theory and the other in empiricism spanning a career of nearly 60 years with a publication vitae quickly approaching 400!

Essential Spaceflight Dynamics and Magnetospherics describes, in the first instance, some of the key aspects of celestial mechanics and spaceflight dynamics.

Prominent progress in science is inevitably associated with controversies.

The auroral emissions in the upper atmosphere of the polar regions of the Earth are evidence of the capture of energetic particles from the Sun, streaming by the Earth as the solar wind.

Given that the question of an internal magnetic field is of fundamental importance to the understanding of Mars' formation and thermal evolution, and of the evolution of Mars' atmosphere, surprisingly few of the many spacecraft sent to Mars were equipped with instrumentation for such investigations.

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

Supernovae, hypernovae and gamma-ray bursts are among the most energetic explosions in the universe.

Since the Sun is the main source of space weather effects, the first part of the book is devoted to a general introduction to the physics of the Sun.

This textbook is intended as an introduction to the physics of solar and stellar coronae, emphasizing kinetic plasma processes.

Professor Philip G.

Based on an American Chemical Society Symposium organized by Professors Glenn Seaborg and Oliver Manuel, this volume provides a comprehensive record of different views on this important subject at the end of the 20th century.

The International Conference on Strongly Coupled Coulomb Systems was held on the campus of Boston College in Newton, Massachusetts, August 3-10, 1997.

Sponsored by the Global Foundation, Inc.

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

A quirky, funny, and accessible blend of science and art that delves into the heart of Einstein's theory of relativity It was a link to his 1905 paper-an early attempt at explaining his revolutionary ideas on space, time, and matter-that drew Tanya Bub into Albert Einstein's imaginative vision of the world.

An award-winning science writer presents a captivating collection of cosmological essays for the armchair astronomerThe galaxy, the multiverse, and the history of astronomy are explored in this engaging compilation of cosmological tales by multiple-award-winning science writer Marcia Bartusiak.

In the decades since the mid-1970s, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, has led the quest to explore the farthest reaches of the solar system.

A fascinating account, written in real time, of the unfolding of a scientific discovery: the first detection of gravitational waves.

Particles, Fields, Space-Time: From Thomson's Electron to Higgs' Boson explores the concepts, ideas, and experimental results that brought us from the discovery of the first elementary particle in the end of the 19th century to the completion of the Standard Model of particle physics in the early 21st century.

If you've always suspected the universe was out to get you.

You're no idiot, of course.

Marvel at the wonders of the Universe, from stars and planets to black holes and nebulae, in this exploration of our Solar System and beyond.

Learn about planets, stars and black holes in The Astronomy Book.

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.

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.

Written by one of today's most highly respected astrophysicists, Foundations of High-Energy Astrophysics is an introduction to the mathematical and physical techniques used in the study of high-energy astrophysics.

Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity describes the effect of gravitation on the shape of space and the flow of time.

Popular science readers embrace epics-the sweeping stories that claim to tell the history of all the universe, from the cosmological to the biological to the social.

If scientists can't touch the Sun, how do they know what it's made of?

Circumstellar disks are vast expanses of dust that form around new stars in the earliest stages of their birth.

According to the theory of relativity, we are constantly bathed in gravitational radiation.

In theory, at least, gravitational waves do exist.

With over 150 alphabetically arranged entries about key scientists, concepts, discoveries, technological innovations, and learned institutions, the Oxford Guide to Physics and Astronomy traces the history of physics and astronomy from the Renaissance to the present.

The success of any space flight mission depends not only on advanced technology but also on the health and well-being of crew members.

This book provides a useful survey and assessment of the study of low-energy collective and single particle excitations of medium and heavy nuclei.

Expanding upon the ideas first proposed in his seminal book Cosmical Magnetic Fields, Eugene N.

Spacecraft such as the Pioneer, Vela, and Voyager have explored the interplanetary medium between the orbits of Mercury and Pluto.

The magnetosphere is the region where cosmic rays and the solar wind interact with the Earth's magnetic field, creating such phenomena as the northern lights and other aurorae.

Many astrophysical bodies produce winds, jets or explosions, which blow spectacular bubbles.

A Modern Primer in Particle and Nuclear Physics provides a cohesive introduction to the fundamentals of the field and is designed to be accessible to undergraduate students.

'An incredible tour of our universe's greatest mysteries' Professor Dan Hooper This cutting-edge book investigates the extraordinary potential of multimessenger astronomy to revolutionise our understanding of the universe The spectacular advances of modern astronomy have opened our horizon on an unexpected cosmos: a dark, mysterious universe, populated by enigmatic entities we know very little about, like black holes, or nothing at all, like dark matter and dark energy.

Black holes present one of the most fascinating predictions of Einstein's general theory of relativity.

This book is an introduction to gravitational waves and related astrophysics.

Not long ago, the Solar System was the only example of a planetary system - a star and the bodies orbiting it - that we knew.

Not long ago, the Solar System was the only example of a planetary system - a star and the bodies orbiting it - that we knew.

The Sun, as our nearest star, is of enormous importance for life on Earth - providing the warm radiation and light which allowed complex life to evolve.

The Sun, as our nearest star, is of enormous importance for life on Earth - providing the warm radiation and light which allowed complex life to evolve.

The Cosmic Mystery Tour takes us on a lightning tour of the mysteries of the universe enlivened by brief stories of the colourful characters who created modern science.

The Les Houches Summer School in August 2015 covered the emerging fields of cavity optomechanics and quantum nanomechanics.