Astrophysics

The contemporary theoretical physics consists, by and large, of two independent parts.

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.

The discovery of the ?

The small bodies in planetary systems are indicative of the material evo- tion, the dynamical evolution, and the presence of planets in a system.

Axions are peculiar hypothetical particles that could both solve the CP problem of quantum chromodynamics and at the same time account for the dark matter of the universe.

Strangeness nuclear physics bears a broad impact on contemporary physics since it lies at the intersection of nuclear and elementary particle physics, having, moreover, significant implications to the astrophysics of compact objects.

This volume provides an introduction to the astrophysics of jets from young stars.

Atomic jets and molecular out?

'Fractal geometry addressesitselfto questions that many people have been asking themselves.

In this volume the full range of astrophysical maserresearch is covered, with contributions from many of theforemost researchers in the field.

This book is aimed at theoretical and mathematical physicists and mathematicians interested in modern gravitational physics.

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

The aim of this book is to give graduate students an overview of quantum gravity but it also covers related topics from astrophysics.

The workshop "e;Nonhnear MHD Waves and Turbulence"e; was held at the - servatoire de Nice, December 1-4, 1998 and brought together an international group of experts in plasma physics, fluid dynamics and applied mathematics.

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.

Since the dawn of mankind, observers of the sky have wondered at the sudden appearance of new stars on the seemingly unchanging heavens and, for at least 2000 years, have recorded these phenomena in their annals and archives.

Gravitational lensing is by now sufficiently well understood that it can be used as a tool of investigation in other astrophysical areas.

This set of lectures deals with the transition from nuclear matter to quark matter.

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The International School on Physics and Astrophysics of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECR2000) was held at the Observatoire de Paris-Meudon on June 26-29, 2000.

Many of the ISO observers who assembled for this workshop at Ringberg c- tle met for the third time in the Bavarian Alps.

More than half of all stars in the universe formed and evolved as binary systems and their study is essential for understanding stellar and galactic evolution.

The question of a possible temporal variation of the fundamental constants was raised by Paul Dirac in his "e;large number hypothesis"e; in 1937.

Many new tests of gravity and, in particular, of Einstein's general relativity theory will be carried out in the near future: The Lense--Thirring effect and the equivalence principle will be tested in space; moreover, gravitational waves will be detected, and new atomic interferometers and clocks will be built for measurements in gravitational and inertial fields.

This book contains review articles of most of the topics addressed at the conf- ence on Simulations of Magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in astrophysics: recent achievements and perspectives which took place from July 2 to 6, 2001 at the Institut Henri Poincar'e in Paris.

The traditional purpose of the Adriatic Meeting is to present most advanced scienti?

The Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy organizes each year in the late winter or early spring an advanced course.

Observational and Theoretical Issues of Interacting Binaries was the topic of the 22nd Advanced Course of the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy.

This volume presents the lecture notes of the 24th Advanced Course of the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy in March 1994 at Les Diablerets.

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

The observation, in 1919 by A.

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For readers of Michio Kaku and Stephen Hawking, the book readers have acclaimed asA mega-comprehensive outlook at intelligence as convincing as it is surprising and Atruly breathtaking forecast on the future of intelligence.

In Life in the Solar System and Beyond, Professor Jones has written a broad introduction to the subject, addressing important topics such as, what is life?

Galaxies are perhaps the most popular of all visual targets that are sought after by visual observers.

Looking at the night sky, you'd be forgiven for thinking it's all quiet up there in space.

Interested students in the natural and engineering sciences, as well as high school graduates, instructors, teachers, and amateur astronomers, will find a valuable overview of the physics of stars in this book.

Solar sailing offers the possibility of low-cost long-distance missions, impossible for any other type of conventional spacecraft.

Field Guide to the Deep Sky Objects is a uniquely usable guide for observers.

Perhaps the most common question that a child asks when he or she sees the night sky from a dark site for the first time is: 'How many stars are there?

This excellent book by Dr Gregory Matloff could be viewed as a large multi- disciplinary compendium of past research, current investigations and future research in astronautics.

It was on ce said that 'the night sky always looks much the same'.

Chris Kitchin has written an easy-to-read book explaining how to use a small telescope and find your way around the sky.

In the early part of the eighteenth century, Francesco Bianchini of Verona turned his primitive telescope - a refractor of only a few centimetres aperture but with an enormous focal length of around 20 metres - on the planet Venus.