Astrophysics

This is the forth volume in a series of Lecture Notes based on the highly successful Euro Summer School on Exotic Beams.

This volwne is the proceedings of the third school in particle astrophysics that Schramm and Galeotti have organized at Erice.

The purpose of this volume is to present the latest planetary studies of an international body of scientists concerned with the physical and chemical aspects of terrestrial planets.

The awe-inspiring Sunday Times Bestseller from astronaut Tim PeakeShortlisted for the British Book Award 2018'Amazing .

Advances in Space Environment Research - Volume I contains the proceedings of two international workshops, the World Space Environment Forum (WSEF2002) and the High Performance Computing in Space Environment Research (HPC2002), organized by the World Institute for Space Environment Research (WISER) from 22 July to 2 August 2002 in Adelaide, Australia.

This concise textbook covers all aspects of the interstellar and intergalactic medium, for graduate students and advanced undergraduates.

Meteorites are generally considered to be bizarre and exotic space junk that you only ever come across in museums.

An adventure in scientific discovery Pluto, the farthermost planet in the solar system, some 3,673 million mites from the Sun, was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in 1930.

The Correspondence of John Flamsteed: The First Astronomer Royal, Volume Two contains the letters Flamsteed wrote and received from June 1682 to the spring of 1703.

A brief, cutting-edge introduction to the brightest cosmic phenomena known to scienceGamma-ray bursts are the brightest-and, until recently, among the least understood-cosmic events in the universe.

The present decade is opening new frontiers in high-energy astrophysics.

Bridging the gap between physics and astronomy, this is the first integrated graduate-level textbook on atomic astrophysics.

Astronomical jets are key astrophysical phenomena observed in gamma-ray bursts, active galactic nuclei or young stars.

This textbook provides students with a solid introduction to the techniques of approximation commonly used in data analysis across physics and astronomy.

Magnetism, when extended beyond normal frameworks into cosmic space is characterized by an enormous spatial scale.

This thesis highlights data from MINOS, a long-baseline accelerator neutrino experiment, and details one of the most sensitive searches for the sterile neutrino ever made.

This is a practical guide to using a small astronomical telescope of a size that corresponds to most "e;first"e; telescopes - around 75-150 mm, i.

The main theme of the workshop is to discuss problems of nucleosynthesis in the Universe, specifically in connections to the unstable atomic nuclei, which would play a crucial role in explosive burning processes.

From the infinitesimal scale of particle physics to the cosmic scale of the universe, research is concerned with the nature of mass.

The emergence over the past several years of space plasma simula- tions as a distinct field of endeavor, rather than simply the somewhat startling offspring of plasma physics, computer simulations and space observations, has necessitated a concentrated effort at interdigitat- ing its parent and component fields.

An advanced textbook on AFD introducing astrophysics students to the necessary fluid dynamics, first published in 2007.

This is an open access title.

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.

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

This book will explore the fundamentals of spacecraft charging: why it occurs, when it occurs, where it occurs, how to measure it, and its side effects.

Infrared Solar Physics contains the proceedings of the 154th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Tucson, Arizona, March 2--5, 1992.

The authors give an overview of atomic diffusion as applied to all types of stars, showing where it plays an essential role and how it can be implemented in modelling.

The nonlinear theory of oscillating systems brings new aspects into the study of variable stars.

NASA's Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) was launched on August 25, 1997, carrying six high-resolution spectrometers that measure the abundances of the elements, isotopes, and ionic charge states of energetic nuclei in space.

Although it was only designed for a ninety-day surface mission, the Viking 1 lander ultimately transmitted science messages to Earth for seven years.

Comprehensive, accessible, and physically based description of the approaches currently used to detect light, from X-ray to mm-wave.

This book gathers the lecture notes of the 100th Les Houches Summer School, which was held in July 2013.

As in all other fields of astronomy, progress in instrumentation and observational techniques has in recent years brought a wealth of new information about the sun.

This thesis presents the results of indirect dark matter searches in the gamma-ray sky of the near Universe, as seen by the MAGIC Telescopes.

This book is exceptional in providing an up-to-date, but compact, introduction to the field of hydrodynamics and fluid dynamics that is both sufficiently comprehensive and easy to read.

Modern observations, including recent ones with the Hubble Space Telescope, have revealed that the Universe is replete with plasma outflows from all kinds of objects, ranging from stars in all their variety to galaxies.

This book presents the cold side of the Universe illustrated by the rest-frame, far-infrared emission with Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA).

An introduction to the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence through the lens of Fermi''s paradox, discussing methodology and potential solutions.

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

This book focuses on the equation of state (EoS) of compact stars, particularly the intriguing possibility of the "e;quark star model.

A substantial update of this award-winning and highly regarded cosmology textbook, for advanced undergraduates in physics and astronomy.

Dark matter is a frequently discussed topic in contemporary particle physics.

The Compound-Nuclear Reaction and Related Topics (CNR*) international workshop series was initiated in 2007 with a meeting near Yosemite National Park.

Authored by two of the most respected experts in the field of nuclear matter, this book provides an up-to-date account of developments in nuclear matter theory and a critical comparison of the existing theoretical approaches in the field.

This book uses new data from the very low radio frequency telescope LOFAR to analyse the magnetic structure in the giant radio galaxy NGC6251.