Astrophysics category: 1588 books
The Cosma Hypothesis
Implications of the Overview Effect
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
In 1986, Frank White was working on his groundbreaking book, The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution, when he heard the late Tom Wolfe, author of The Right Stuff , say, “The country has never had a philosophy of space exploration.” This began a continuing quest to develop a...
by Santiago Erroz-Ferrer
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2015
This thesis discusses the evolution of galaxies through the study of the morphology, kinematics, and star formation properties of a sample of nearby galaxies. The main body of the thesis describes the kinematic observations with the GHaFAS Fabry-Perot instrument on the William Herschel Telescope of...
by Derek Raine, E.G. Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2018
A thorough introduction to modern ideas on cosmology and on the physical basis of the general theory of relativity, An Introduction to the Science of Cosmology explores various theories and ideas in big bang cosmology, providing insight into current problems. Assuming no previous knowledge of astronomy...
by Roman Andie
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2018
One must bring in some basic notions of quantum theory if one wants to reduce de- and reconstruction to quantum physics. The key mathematical fact is that in quantum theory each particle in many-particle state corresponds to a tensor factor of state space of the entire system. This notion is very...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2016
The mapping of the surface of stars requires diverse skills, analysis techniques and advanced modeling, i.e. the collaboration of scientists in various specialties. This volume gives insights into new techniques allowing for the first time to obtain resolved images of stars. It takes stock of what...
Out There
A Scientific Guide to Alien Life, Antimatter, and Human Space Travel (For the Cosmically Curious)
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
In the vein of Randall Munroe's What If? meets Brian Green's Elegant Universe, a senior writer from Space.com leads readers on a wild ride of exploration into the final frontier, investigating what's really "out there."
We've all asked ourselves the question. It's impossible to look...
Cosmic Electrodynamics
Electrodynamics and Magnetic Hydrodynamics of Cosmic Plasmas
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
This book presents the fundamental concepts of the theory, illustrated by numerous examples of astrophysical applications. Classical concepts are combined with new developments and the authors demarcate what is well established and what is still under debate. To book illustrates how apparently complicated...
Stellar Physics
2: Stellar Evolution and Stability
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
"Stellar Physics" is a an outstanding book in the growing body of literature on star formation and evolution. Not only does the author, a leading expert in the field, very thoroughly present the current state of knowledge on stellar physics, but he handles with equal care the many problems...
From Ultra Rays to Astroparticles
A Historical Introduction to Astroparticle Physics
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2012
The scope of the book is to give an overview of the history of astroparticle physics, starting with the discovery of cosmic rays (Victor Hess, 1912) and its background (X-ray, radioactivity).
The book focusses on the ways in which physics changes in the course of this history. The following changes...
by Yi Wang
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
This thesis focuses on magnetic reconnection processes in the boundary layer of the interplanetary magnetic cloud. Magnetic reconnection is an important and frontier topic in the realm of physics. Various physical phenomena can be observed during the reconnection process but lots of them are not fully...
Gribov-85 Memorial Volume: Exploring Quantum Field Theory
Proceedings of the Memorial Workshop Devoted to the 85th Birthday of V N Gribov
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Vladimir Naumovich Gribov is one of the creators of modern theoretical physics. The concepts and methods that Gribov has developed in the second half of the 20th century became cornerstones of the physics of high energy hadron interactions (relativistic theory of complex angular momenta, a notion...
Software and Data for Practical Astronomers
The Best of the Internet
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The Internet contains so much information and data for astronomers that just finding what you want is a daunting task, and downloading can take hours of computer and telephone time.
Astronomical Photometry
Past, Present, and Future
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2011
This book will bring together experts in the field of astronomical photometry to discuss how their subfields provide the precision and accuracy in astronomical energy flux measurements that are needed to permit tests of astrophysical theories. Differential photometers and photometry, improvements...
Methods of Detecting Exoplanets
1st Advanced School on Exoplanetary Science
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
In this book, renowned scientists describe the various techniques used to detect and characterize extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, with a view to unveiling the “tricks of the trade” of planet detection to a wider community. The radial velocity method, transit method, microlensing method, and...