Astrophysics

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788269358346Author Anteneh Biru TsegayeFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Hezon AcademyPublisher Hezon AcademyWeight(grams) 222g

This book presents a study of the young supernova remnant RX J1713.7-3946 in order to reveal the origin of cosmic rays in our galaxy. The study focuses on the X-ray and gamma radiation from the cosmic ray electrons and protons in the supernova remnant as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783736970403Author Philip HeinischFormat PaperbackPage Count 110Imprint CuvillierPublisher CuvillierWeight(grams) 148g

Dark matter in the Universe has become one of the most exciting and central fields of astrophysics, particle physics and cosmology. The lectures and talks in this book emphasize the experimental and theoretical status and perspectives of the ongoing...

A comprehensive description of hybrid plasma simulation models providing a very useful summary and guide to the vast literature on this topic.Book InformationISBN 9783642075087Author Alexander S. LipatovFormat PaperbackPage Count 403Imprint...

The ESO workshop "Multiple Stars across the H-R Diagram" was held in Garching on 12-15, July 2005. The topics included observations of multiple stars from ground and space, dynamical and stellar evolution in multiple systems, e?ects of the environment on...

1. 1 Schematic Picture of AGN Some galaxies are known to emit radiation with extremely high luminosities from a rather small volume in the ??ray, X-ray and UV continuum. Such active cores are the so-called Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) and the radiation...

This book takes the reader for a short journey over the structures of matter showing that their main properties can be obtained even at a quantitative level with a minimum background knowledge including, besides first year calculus and physics, the...

The first edition of this book is now eight years old, and much has transpired since then. The MATLAB tools have evolved from scripts, to Apps and, at present, to Live code. The Live package is preferred because it combines text, figures and equations...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781466916777Author Phd Gail R DimitroffFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Trafford PublishingPublisher Trafford PublishingWeight(grams) 152g

In this book an international group of specialists discusses studies of exoplanets subjected to extreme stellar radiation and plasma conditions. It is shown that such studies will help us to understand how terrestrial planets and their atmospheres,...

Describes the instruments and initial results of the Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph (FISS) at the Big Bear Solar Observatory.This collection of papers describes the instrument and initial results obtained from the Fast Imaging Solar Spectrograph (FISS),...

This course-tested textbook conveys the fundamentals of magnetic fields and relativistic plasma in diffuse cosmic media, with a primary focus on phenomena that have been observed at different wavelengths. Theoretical concepts are addressed wherever...

This book grew out of the author's notes from his course on Radiative Processes in High Energy Astrophysics. The course provides fundamental definitions of radiative processes and serves as a brief introduction to Bremsstrahlung and black body emission,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783036550022Author Andrei Vasile NastutaFormat HardbackPage Count 182Imprint Mdpi AGPublisher Mdpi AGWeight(grams) 594gDimensions(mm) 244mm * 170mm * 16mm

This book aims at providing an accessible, and yet comprehensive and self-contained discussion of compact stars. After a pedagogical introduction to the physics of white dwarfs, the bulk of the book is devoted to the analysis of the structure and...

This thesis addresses the feasibility of the production of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays in starburst galaxies and active galactic nuclei. These astrophysical objects were theoretically proposed as candidate sources a long time ago. Nevertheless, the...

This book provides an extensive overview of the protection of cultural heritages sites on the Moon (humanity's lunar heritage) and the various threats they face. First of all, the international legal framework, especially the relevant space treaties are...

This book presents a collection of focused review papers on the advances in topics in modern astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology and planetary science. The chapters are written by expert members of an EU-funded ERASMUS+ program of strategic partnership...

In 2008, the European FP6 JETSET project ended. JETSET, for Jet, Simulations, Experiments, and Theory, was a joint research network of European expert teams on protostellar jets. The present proceedings are a collection of contributions presenting new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782759827060Author Alain OmontFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint EDP SciencesPublisher EDP SciencesWeight(grams) 156g

This book examines the background and context of Latin America's political and socioeconomic landscape with a focus on space activities. Firstly, it discusses Latin America's contribution to this sector from an international relations perspective, and...

Understanding star formation is one of the key fields in present-day astrophysics. This book treats a wide variety of the physical processes involved, as well as the main observational discoveries, with key points being discussed in detail. The current...

Proceedings of IAGA/IAMAP Joint Assembly, August 22--September 3, 1977, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.Book InformationISBN 9789401091169Author Christopher RussellFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint SpringerPublisher SpringerWeight(grams) 529g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543706499Author Krishnagopal DharaniFormat PaperbackPage Count 600Imprint Partridge Publishing IndiaPublisher Partridge Publishing IndiaWeight(grams) 789g

Half a century ago, S. Chandrasekhar wrote these words in the preface to his l celebrated and successful book: In this monograph an attempt has been made to present the theory of stellar dy namics as a branch of classical dynamics - a discipline in the...

This thesis addresses the feasibility of the production of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays in starburst galaxies and active galactic nuclei. These astrophysical objects were theoretically proposed as candidate sources a long time ago. Nevertheless, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781599428871Author Jerome DrexlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Universal PublishersPublisher Universal PublishersWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm)...

Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology offers a succinct and self-contained treatment of general relativity and its application to compact objects, gravitational waves and cosmology. The required mathematical concepts are introduced informally,...

The idea to hold a workshop on globular clusters in Concepcion emerged during 2005 out of a variety of circumstances. Four years had passed since the IAUSymposium 207 onExtragalactic Globular Clusters inPuc' on, atime span, which we thought to be long...

The launch in October 1990 of the joint ESA-NASA Ulysses mission marked the start of a new era in the study of the heliosphere. For the fIrst time, in-situ observations are being made covering the full range of heliographic latitudes. Following the...

If charged particles move through the interplanetary or interstellar medium, they interact with a large-scale magnetic ?eld such as the magnetic ?eld of the Sun or the Galactic magnetic ?eld. As these background ?elds are usually nearly constant in time...

The general background of this monograph and the aim of it is described in detail in Chapter I. As stated in 1.7 it is written according to the principle that "when rigour appears to conflict with simplicity, simplicity is given preference", which means...

The idea of a symposium devoted to the contemporary knowledge of the world of Copernicus - the planetary system - to commemorate the 500th anniversary of his birth, came during the XIV General Assembly of IAU in Brighton. The Executive Committee has...

This fourth edition of Boerner's "The Early Universe" is practically a new book, not just updated version. In particular, it is now organized so as to make it more useful as a textbook. And problem sections are also added. In the centre are the...

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. Even in more modern times,...

This thesis describes the studies on the solar interior where turbulent thermal convection plays an important role. The author solved, for the first time, one of the long-standing issues in solar physics, i.e., the maintenance mechanism of the solar...

In this volume a thorough review is given of waves in dusty plasmas, a fascinating new domain combining plasmas and charged dust, two omnipresent ingredients of the Universe. Spokes and braids observed in the rings of Saturn cannot be explained by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798888837931Author Hiten ShelarFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Notion Press, Inc.Publisher Notion Press, Inc.Weight(grams) 281g

Lunar domes are structures of volcanic origin which are usually difficult to observe due to their low heights. The Lunar Domes Handbook is a reference work on these elusive features. It provides a collection of images for a large number of lunar domes,...