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Literature 1985, Part 2 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986): S Boehme, U. Esser, W. Fricke, H. Hefele,... Literature 1985, Part 2 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986)
S Boehme, U. Esser, W. Fricke, H. Hefele, I. Heinrich, …
R3,523 Discovery Miles 35 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts aims to present a comprehensive documen- tation ofthe literatme concerning all aspects of astronomy, astrophysics, and their border fields. lt is devoted to the recording, summarizing, and indexing of the relevant publications throughout the world. Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts is prepared by a special department of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union. Volume 40 records literatme published in 1985 and received before February 15, 1986. Some older documents which we received late and which arenot surveyed in earlier volumes are included too. We acknowledge with thanks contributions of our colleagues all over the world. We also express our gratitude to all organiza- tions, observatories, and publishers which provide us with complimentary copies of their publications. Starting with Volume 33, all the recording, correction, and data processing work was dorre by means of computers. The recording was dorre by om technical staff members Ms. Helga Ballmann, Ms. Mona El-Choura (t), Ms. Monika Kohl, Ms. Sylvia Matyssek. Ms. Karirr Burkhardt, Ms. Susanne Schlotelbmg, Mr. Mar- tin Schlotelburg, and Mr. Stefan Wagner supported om task by careful proof- reading. lt is a pleasure to thank them all for their encomagement.

Cosmic Rays in the Earth's Atmosphere and Underground (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004): Lev... Cosmic Rays in the Earth's Atmosphere and Underground (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004)
Lev Dorman
R8,691 Discovery Miles 86 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The present monograph as well as the next one (Dorman, M2005) is a result of more than 50 years working in cosmic ray (CR) research. After graduation in December 1950 Moscow Lomonosov State University (Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics Division, the Team of Theoretical Physics), my supervisor Professor D. I. Blokhintsev planned for me, as a winner of a Red Diploma, to continue my education as an aspirant (a graduate student) to prepare for Ph. D. in his very secret Object in the framework of what was in those time called the Atomic Problem. To my regret the KGB withheld permission, and I, together with other Jewish students who had graduated Nuclear Divisions of Moscow and Leningrad Universities and Institutes, were faced with a real prospect of being without any work. It was our good fortune that at that time there was being brought into being the new Cosmic Ray Project (what at that time was also very secret, but not as secret as the Atomic Problem), and after some time we were directed to work on this Project. It was organized and headed by Prof. S. N. Vernov (President of All-Union Section of Cosmic Rays) and Prof. N. V. Pushkov (Director of IZMIRAN); Prof. E. L. Feinberg headed the theoretical part of the Project.

Focusing Telescopes in Nuclear Astrophysics (Paperback, 2006 ed.): Peter Ballmoos Focusing Telescopes in Nuclear Astrophysics (Paperback, 2006 ed.)
Peter Ballmoos
R2,992 Discovery Miles 29 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume is the first of its kind on focusing gamma-ray telescopes. Forty-eight refereed papers provide a comprehensive overview of the scientific potential and technical challenges of this nascent tool for nuclear astrophysics. The book features articles dealing with pivotal technologies such as grazing incident mirrors, multilayer coatings, Laue- and Fresnel-lenses - and even an optic using the curvature of space-time.

Physics at the Large Hadron Collider (Paperback, 2009 ed.): Amitava Datta, B. Mukhopadhyaya, A. Raychaudhuri Physics at the Large Hadron Collider (Paperback, 2009 ed.)
Amitava Datta, B. Mukhopadhyaya, A. Raychaudhuri
R2,975 Discovery Miles 29 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In an epoch when particle physics is awaiting a major step forward, the Large Hydron Collider (LHC) at CERN, Geneva will soon be operational. It will collide a beam of high energy protons with another similar beam circulation in the same 27 km tunnel but in the opposite direction, resulting in the production of many elementary particles some never created in the laboratory before. It is widely expected that the LHC will discover the Higgs boson, the particle which supposedly lends masses to all other fundamental particles. In addition, the question as to whether there is some new law of physics at such high energy is likely to be answered through this experiment. The present volume contains a collection of articles written by international experts, both theoreticians and experimentalists, from India and abroad, which aims to acquaint a non-specialist with some basic issues related to the LHC. At the same time, it is expected to be a useful, rudimentary companion of introductory exposition and technical expertise alike, and it is hoped to become unique in its kind. The fact that there is substantial Indian involvement in the entire LHC endeavour, at all levels including fabrication, physics analysis procedures as well as theoretical studies, is also amply brought out in the collection.

Frontiers of Fundamental Physics - Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium "Frontiers of Fundamental and Computational... Frontiers of Fundamental Physics - Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium "Frontiers of Fundamental and Computational Physics", Udine, Italy, 26-29 September 2004 (Paperback, 2006 ed.)
B.G. Sidharth, Furio Honsell, Alessandro De Angelis
R4,472 Discovery Miles 44 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

One of the ?rst Computer Science sites in Italy, in recent years, the Friuli region has become a very active hub in Computational Physics and other applications of Informatics to Human and Natural Sciences. In particular the University of Udine has developed a tradition in innovative cross-disciplinary research areas involving Computer Science and Physics, providing digital tools for laboratories such as NASA and CERN. The sixth International Symposium "Frontiers of Fundamental and Compu- tional Physics" (FFP6) aimed at providing a platform for a wide range of phy- cists to meet and share thoughts on the latest trends in various research areas including High Energy Physics, Theoretical Physics, Gravitation and Cosmology, Astrophysics, Condensed Matter Physics, Fluid Mechanics. Such frontier lines were uni?ed by the use of computers as an, often primary, research instrument, or dealing with issues related to information theory. The present Sixth International Symposium in the series wasorganizedatthe UniversityofUdine,Italyfrom26thto29th ofSeptember2004. TheUniversity of in the Udine and the B. M. Birla Science Centre in Hyderabad have collaborated organization of this Symposium and the edition of these Proceedings, under the auspices of their joint initiative the International Institute of ApplicableMat- maticsand InformationSciences. ThecontributionsintheProceedingsaregrouped as follows: * Field Theory, Relativity and Cosmology * Foundations of Physics and of Information Sciences * Nuclear and High-Energy Particle Physics and Astrophysics; Astroparticle Physics * Complex Systems; Fluid Mechanics * New Approaches to Physics Teaching ThisSymposiumhadanattendanceofover100participants. Therewere63- pers/presentations, including 4 introductory invited lectures delivered by the - belLaureatesL. CooperandG. 'tHooft,andbytheeminentphysicistsY.

Methods of Celestial Mechanics - Volume II: Application to Planetary System, Geodynamics and Satellite Geodesy (Paperback, 2005... Methods of Celestial Mechanics - Volume II: Application to Planetary System, Geodynamics and Satellite Geodesy (Paperback, 2005 ed.)
Gerhard Beutler; Contributions by Leos Mervart, Andreas Verdun
R1,591 Discovery Miles 15 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

G. Beutler's Methods of Celestial Mechanics is a coherent textbook for students as well as an excellent reference for practitioners. The first volume gives a thorough treatment of celestial mechanics and presents all the necessary mathematical details that a professional would need. The reader will appreciate the well-written chapters on numerical solution techniques for ordinary differential equations, as well as that on orbit determination. In the second volume applications to the rotation of earth and moon, to artificial earth satellites and to the planetary system are presented. The author addresses all aspects that are of importance in high-tech applications, such as the detailed gravitational fields of all planets and the earth, the oblateness of the earth, the radiation pressure and the atmospheric drag. The concluding part of this monumental treatise explains and details state-of-the-art professional and thoroughly-tested software for celestial mechanics.

Literature 1985, Part 1 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985): S Boehme, U. Esser, Prof. Dr. W. Fricke,... Literature 1985, Part 1 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985)
S Boehme, U. Esser, Prof. Dr. W. Fricke, H. Hefele, Inge Heinrich, …
R2,033 Discovery Miles 20 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts aims to present a comprehensive documen tation of the literature concerning all aspects of astronomy, astrophysics, and their border fields. It is devoted to the recording, summarizing, and indexing of the relevant publications throughout the world. Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts is prepared by a special department of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union. Volume 39 records literature published in 1985 and received before August 15, 1985. Some older documents which we received late and which are not surveyed in earlier volumes are included too. We acknowledge with thanks contributions of our colleagues all over the world. We also express our gratitude to all organiza tions, observatories, and publishers which provide us with complimentary copies of their publications. On account of the introduction of an object index the scope of index information will be considerably enlarged beginning with this volume. In connection with the subject index an additional source to satisfy the needs of retrieval is opened up. Starting with Volume 33, all the recording, correction, and data processing work was done by means of computers. The recording was done by our technical staff members Ms. Helga Ballmann, Ms. Mona El-Choura, Ms. Monika Kohl, Ms. Sylvia Matyssek. Ms. Karin Burkhardt, Ms. Susanne Schlotelburg, and Mr. Stefan Wagner supported our task by careful proofreading. It is a pleasure to thank them all for their encouragement. Heidelberg, September 1985 The Editors Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . .

Literature 1982, Part 2 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983): Siegfried Boehme, Professor Dr Walter... Literature 1982, Part 2 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983)
Siegfried Boehme, Professor Dr Walter Fricke, Herbert Hefele, Inge Heinrich, Wilfried Hofmann, …
R3,469 Discovery Miles 34 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts, which has appeared in semi-annual volumes since 1969, is devoted to the recording, summarizing and indexing of astronomical publications throughout the world. It is prepared under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union (according to a resolution adopted at the 14th General Assembly in 1970). Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts aims to present a comprehensive documenta tion of literature in all fields of astronomy and astrophysics. Every effort will be made to ensure that the average time interval between the date of receipt of the original literature and publication of the abstracts will not exceed eight months. This time interval is near to that achieved by monthly abstracting journals, compared to which our system of accumu lating abstracts for about six months offers the advantage of greater convenience for the user. Volume 32 contains literature published in 1982 and received before February 11, 1983; some older literature which was received late and which is not recorded in earlier volumes is also included. We acknowledge with thanks contributions to this volume by Dr. J. Bou~a, Prague, who surveyed journals and publications in Czech and supplied us with abstracts in English.

Nonequilibrium Phenomena in Plasmas (Paperback, 2005 ed.): A. Surjalal Sharma, P. Kaw Nonequilibrium Phenomena in Plasmas (Paperback, 2005 ed.)
A. Surjalal Sharma, P. Kaw
R4,460 Discovery Miles 44 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents studies of complexity in the context of nonequilibrium phenomena using theory, modeling, simulations, and experiments, both in the laboratory and in nature.

Earliest Life on Earth: Habitats, Environments and Methods of Detection (Paperback, 2011 ed.): Suzanne D. Golding, Miryam... Earliest Life on Earth: Habitats, Environments and Methods of Detection (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Suzanne D. Golding, Miryam Glikson
R4,453 Discovery Miles 44 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume integrates the latest findings on earliest life forms, identified and characterised in some of the oldest rocks on Earth. New material from prominent researchers in the field is presented and evaluated in the context of previous work. Emphasis is placed on the integration of analytical methods with observational techniques and experimental simulations. The opening section focuses on submarine hot springs that the majority of researchers postulates served as the cradle of life on Earth. In subsequent sections, evidence for life in strongly metamorphosed rocks such as those in Greenland is evaluated and early ecosystems identified in the well preserved Barberton and Pilbara successions in Southern Africa and Western Australia. The final section includes a number of contributions from authors with alternate perspectives on the evidence and record of early life on Earth. Audience This volume will be valuable to researchers and graduate students in biogeosciences, geochemistry, paleontology and geology interested in the origin of life on earth.

Science with the Atacama Large Millimeter Array: - A New Era for Astrophysics (Paperback, 2008 ed.): Rafael Bachiller, Jose... Science with the Atacama Large Millimeter Array: - A New Era for Astrophysics (Paperback, 2008 ed.)
Rafael Bachiller, Jose Cernicharo Quintanilla
R5,793 Discovery Miles 57 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Currently under construction in Northern Chile, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) is the most ambitious astronomy facility under construction. This book describes the enormous capabilities of ALMA, the state of the project, and most notably the scientific prospects of such a unique facility. The book includes reviews and recent results on most hot topics of modern astronomy. It looks forward to the revolutionary results that are likely to be obtained with ALMA.

High Energy Astrophysics - An Introduction (Paperback, 2013 ed.): Thierry J. L. Courvoisier High Energy Astrophysics - An Introduction (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Thierry J. L. Courvoisier
R2,691 Discovery Miles 26 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

High-energy astrophysics has unveiled a Universe very different from that only known from optical observations. It has revealed many types of objects in which typical variability timescales are as short as years, months, days, and hours (in quasars, X-ray binaries, etc), and even down to milli-seconds in gamma ray bursts. The sources of energy that are encountered are only very seldom nuclear fusion, and most of the time gravitation, a paradox when one thinks that gravitation is, by many orders of magnitude, the weakest of the fundamental interactions. The understanding of these objects' physical conditions and the processes revealed by high-energy astrophysics in the last decades is nowadays part of astrophysicists' culture, even of those active in other domains of astronomy. This book evolved from lectures given to master and PhD students at the University of Geneva since the early 1990s. It aims at providing astronomers and physicists intending to be active in high-energy astrophysics a broad basis on which they should be able to build the more specific knowledge they will need. While in the first part of the book the physical processes are described and derived in detail, the second part studies astrophysical objects in which high-energy astrophysics processes are crucial. This two-pronged approach will help students recognise physical processes by their observational signatures in contexts that may differ widely from those presented here.

Physics of Collisionless Shocks - Space Plasma Shock Waves (Paperback, 2013 ed.): Andre Balogh, Rudolf A. Treumann Physics of Collisionless Shocks - Space Plasma Shock Waves (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Andre Balogh, Rudolf A. Treumann
R7,157 Discovery Miles 71 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The present book provides a contemporary systematic treatment of shock waves in high-temperature collisionless plasmas as are encountered in near Earth space and in Astrophysics. It consists of two parts. Part I develops the complete theory of shocks in dilute hot plasmas under the assumption of absence of collisions among the charged particles when the interaction is mediated solely by the self-consistent electromagnetic fields. Such shocks are naturally magnetised implying that the magnetic field plays an important role in their evolution and dynamics. This part treats subcritical shocks which dissipate flow energy by generating anomalous resistance or viscosity. The main emphasis is, however, on super-critical shocks where the anomalous dissipation is insufficient to retard the upstream flow. These shocks, depending on the direction of the upstream magnetic field, are distinguished as quasi-perpendicular and quasi-parallel shocks which exhibit different behaviours, reflecting particles back upstream and generating high electromagnetic wave intensities. Particle acceleration and turbulence at such shocks become possible and important. Part II treats planetary bow shocks and the famous Heliospheric Termination shock as examples of two applications of the theory developed in part I.

Astrophysics - A New Approach (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2005): Wolfgang Kundt Astrophysics - A New Approach (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2005)
Wolfgang Kundt
R1,523 Discovery Miles 15 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Devised for a quantitative understanding of the physics of the universe from the solar system through the milky way to clusters of galaxies all the way to cosmology, this acclaimed text offers among the most concise and most critical ones of extant works. Special chapters are devoted to magnetic and radiation processes, disks, black-hole candidacy, bipolar flows, cosmic rays, gamma-ray bursts, image distortions, and special sources. At the same time, planet earth is viewed as the arena for life, with plants and animals having evolved to homo sapiens during cosmic time. This text is unique in covering the basic qualitative and quantitative tools, formulae as well as numbers, needed to for the precise interpretation of frontline phenomena.

Solar and Stellar Dynamos - Saas-Fee Advanced Course 39  Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy (Paperback, 2013 ed.):... Solar and Stellar Dynamos - Saas-Fee Advanced Course 39 Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
Paul Charbonneau; Edited by Oskar Steiner
R2,493 Discovery Miles 24 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Astrophysical dynamos are at the heart of cosmic magnetic fields of a wide range of scales, from planets and stars to entire galaxies. This book presents a thorough, step-by-step introduction to solar and stellar dynamos. Looking first at the ultimate origin of cosmic seed magnetic fields, the antagonists of field amplification are next considered: resistive decay, flux expulsion, and flows ruled out by anti-dynamo theorems. Two kinematic flows that can act as dynamos are then studied: the Roberts cell and the CP-flow. Mean-field electrodynamics and derivation of the mean-field dynamo equations lead to the alpha Omega-dynamo, the flux transport dynamo, and dynamos based on the Babcock-Leighton mechanism. Alternatives to the mean-field theory are also presented, as are global MHD dynamo simulations. Fluctuations and grand minima in the solar cycle are discussed in terms of dynamo modulations through stochastic forcing and nonlinear effects. The book concludes with an overview of the major challenges in understanding stellar magnetic fields and their evolution in terms of various dynamo models, global MHD simulations, and fossil fields. Each chapter is accompanied by an annotated bibliography, guiding the readers to the relevant technical literature, which may lead them to carry out their own research in the field of dynamo theory.

Outer Magnetospheric Boundaries: Cluster Results (Paperback, 2005 ed.): Goetz Paschmann, Steven Schwartz, C.P. Escoubet, S.... Outer Magnetospheric Boundaries: Cluster Results (Paperback, 2005 ed.)
Goetz Paschmann, Steven Schwartz, C.P. Escoubet, S. Haaland
R4,485 Discovery Miles 44 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

8. 8 Boundary Layer Structure and Detached Plasma 305 8. 8. 1 Background 305 8. 8. 2 Structure inside the boundary layer 306 8. 8. 3 Observation of detached plasma 308 8. 8. 4 Summary 309 8. 9 Summary and Conclusions 310 References 312 9. CLUSTER AT THE MAGNETOSPHERIC CUSPS 321 9. 1 Introduction 321 9. 1. 1 Previous work 323 9. 1. 2 How Cluster investigates the cusp 325 9. 2 The High-Altitude Cusp 326 9. 2. 1 March 17, 2001 328 9. 2. 2 February 4, 2001 332 9. 2. 3 February 13, 2001 337 9. 2. 4 Statistical survey 340 9. 2. 5 Waves and turbulence 343 9. 3 The Mid-Altitude Cusp 352 9. 3. 1 Structure: Case study 352 9. 3. 2 Structure: Statistical survey 354 9. 3. 3 Ionospheric ions 354 9. 3. 4 Mid-altitude signatures of the LLBL 357 9. 4 Discussion 359 References 360 10. MAGNETOPAUSE PROCESSES 367 10. 1 Magnetopause Reconnection 368 10. 1. 1 Intermittent vs. quasi-steady reconnection 368 10. 1. 2 Component vs. anti-parallel reconnection 382 10. 1. 3 Tailward-of-the-cusp reconnection 385 10. 1. 4 Quantitative tests of reconnection occurrence 388 10. 1. 5 Summary 391 10. 2 Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability at the Flank Magnetopause 391 10. 3 Microphysics of Magnetopause Processes 396 10. 3. 1 Collisionless generalised Ohm's law 397 10. 3. 2 Ion di?usion region observations 398 10. 3. 3 High-frequency waves 402 10. 3. 4 Lower-hybrid waves 405 10. 3.

Diffuse Matter from Star Forming Regions to Active Galaxies - A Volume Honouring John Dyson (Paperback, 2007 ed.): T. W.... Diffuse Matter from Star Forming Regions to Active Galaxies - A Volume Honouring John Dyson (Paperback, 2007 ed.)
T. W. Hartquist, J.M. Pittard, S.A.E.G. Falle
R4,463 Discovery Miles 44 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

John Dyson has contributed to the study of the hydrodynamic processes that govern a wide variety of astrophysical sources which he has helped explain. In this volume dedicated to him, introductory reviews to a number of the key processes and to the sources themselves are given by leading experts. The book provides a coherent introduction to the astrophysics of diffuse sources suitable for postgraduate students and researchers in astrophysics.

Ambartsumian's Legacy and Active Universe (Paperback, 2012 ed.): Haik Harutyunian, David Sedrakian, Arsen Kalloghlian,... Ambartsumian's Legacy and Active Universe (Paperback, 2012 ed.)
Haik Harutyunian, David Sedrakian, Arsen Kalloghlian, Arthur Nikoghossian
R2,927 Discovery Miles 29 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is devoted to the scientific legacy of Professor Victor Ambartsumian - one of the distinguished scientists of the last century. He obtained very essential results not only in astrophysics, but also in mathematics and theoretical physics. One can recall his fundamental results concerning the Sturm-Liouville inverse problem, quantum field theory, structure of atomic nuclei etc. Nevertheless, his revolutionary ideas in astrophysics and corresponding results are known more widely and have predetermined the further development of this science. The concept about the activity phenomena and objects' evolution, particularly, determination of the age of our Galaxy, ideas about the stars' formation nowadays in stellar associations, the activity of galactic nuclei appeared to be exceptionally fruitful. These directions are being elaborated at many astronomical centers all over the world.

Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts - Literature 1983, Part 2 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984): S... Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts - Literature 1983, Part 2 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1984)
S Boehme, W. Fricke, H. Hefele, I. Heinrich, W. Hofmann, …
R3,496 Discovery Miles 34 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts aims to present a comprehensive documen tation of the literature concerning all aspects of astronomy, astrophysics, and their border fields. It is devoted to the recording, summarizing, and indexing of the relevant publications throughout the world. Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts is prepared by a special department of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union. Volume 34 records literature published in 1983 and received before February 17, 1984. Some older documents which we received late and which are not surveyed in earlier volumes are included too. We acknowledge with thanks contributions of our colleagues all over the world. We also express our gratitude to all organiza tions, observatories, and publishers which provide us with complimentary copies of their publications. Starting with Volume 33, all the recording, correction, and data processing work was done by means of computers. The recording was done by our technical staff members Ms. Helga Ballmann, Ms. Mona El-Choura and Ms. Monika Kohl. Mr. Martin Schlotelburg and Mr. Ulrich Oberall supported our task by careful proofreading. It is a pleasure to thank them all for their encouragement. Heidelberg, March 1984 The Editors Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . Concordance Relation: ICSU-AB-AAA 3 Abbreviations 10 Periodicals, Proceedings, Books, Activities 001 Periodicals . . . . . . . . . . . 15 002 Bibliographical Publications, Documentation, Catalogues, Atlases 50 003 Books ...... . 58 004 History of Astronomy 67 005 Biography . . 71 006 Personal Notes 73 007 Obituaries . . .

Literature 1980, Part 1 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980): Siegfried Boehme, Ute Esser, Professor Dr... Literature 1980, Part 1 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980)
Siegfried Boehme, Ute Esser, Professor Dr Walter Fricke, Inge Heinrich, Wilfried Hofmann, …
R3,503 Discovery Miles 35 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts, which has appeared in semi-annual volumes since 1969, is de voted to the recording, summarizing and indexing of astronomical publications throughout the world. It is prepared under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union (according to a resolution adopted at the 14th General Assembly in 1970). Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts aims to present a comprehensive documentation of literature in all fields of astronomy and astrophysics. Every effort will be made to ensure that the average time interval between the date of receipt of the original literature and publication of the abstracts will not exceed eight months: This time interval is near to that achieved by monthly abstracting journals, com pared to which our system of accumulating abstracts for about six months offers the advantage of greater convenience for the user. I, 1980; some older Volume 27 contains literature published in 1980 and received before August literature which was received late and which is not recorded in earlier volumes is also included. We acknowledge with thanks contributions to this volume by Dr. J. Bouska, Prague, who surveyed journals and publications in Czech and supplied us with abstracts in English.

Physics and Astrophysics of Neutrinos (Paperback, 1994 ed.): Masataka Fukugita, Atsuto Suzuki Physics and Astrophysics of Neutrinos (Paperback, 1994 ed.)
Masataka Fukugita, Atsuto Suzuki
R3,869 Discovery Miles 38 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Observations of neutrinos being emitted by the supernova SN1987A, star neutrinos, and atmospheric neutrinos have provided new insights into astronomy, as well as new unresolved phenomena such as the solar neutrino problem, spurring investigative studies among particle physicists and astrophysicists. One of the most important features of this book is its enumeration of a number of basic properties of neutrinos and their relationship to Grand Unified Theories, focusing on the origin of the neutrino's mass and the generation mixing of neutrinos. All the kamiokande results, detector performances, and complete references are included.

Dark Matter and Dark Energy - A Challenge for Modern Cosmology (Paperback, 2011 ed.): Sabino Matarrese, Monica Colpi, Vittorio... Dark Matter and Dark Energy - A Challenge for Modern Cosmology (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Sabino Matarrese, Monica Colpi, Vittorio Gorini, Ugo Moschella
R4,226 Discovery Miles 42 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book brings together reviews from leading international authorities on the developments in the study of dark matter and dark energy, as seen from both their cosmological and particle physics side. Studying the physical and astrophysical properties of the dark components of our Universe is a crucial step towards the ultimate goal of unveiling their nature. The work developed from a doctoral school sponsored by the Italian Society of General Relativity and Gravitation. The book starts with a concise introduction to the standard cosmological model, as well as with a presentation of the theory of linear perturbations around a homogeneous and isotropic background. It covers the particle physics and cosmological aspects of dark matter and (dynamical) dark energy, including a discussion of how modified theories of gravity could provide a possible candidate for dark energy. A detailed presentation is also given of the possible ways of testing the theory in terms of cosmic microwave background, galaxy redshift surveys and weak gravitational lensing observations. Included is a chapter reviewing extensively the direct and indirect methods of detection of the hypothetical dark matter particles. Also included is a self-contained introduction to the techniques and most important results of numerical (e.g. N-body) simulations in cosmology. " This volume will be useful to researchers, PhD and graduate students in Astrophysics, Cosmology Physics and Mathematics, who are interested in cosmology, dark matter and dark energy.

An Introduction to Waves and Oscillations in the Sun (Paperback, 2013 ed.): A. Satya Narayanan An Introduction to Waves and Oscillations in the Sun (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
A. Satya Narayanan
R2,181 Discovery Miles 21 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"An Introduction to Waves and Oscillations in the Sun" is intended for students and researchers who work in the area of solar and astrophysics. This book contains an introduction to the Sun, basics of electrodynamics, magneto-hydrodynamics for force-free and current-free fields. It deals with waves in uniform media with relevance to sound waves and Alfven waves, and with waves in non-uniform media like surface waves or waves in a slab and cylindrical geometry. It also touches on instabilities in fluids and observational signatures of oscillations. Finally, there is an introduction to the area of helio-seismology, which deals with the internal structure of the Sun.

The Initial Mass Function 50 Years Later (Paperback, 2005 ed.): Edvige Corbelli, Francesco Palla, Hans Zinnecker The Initial Mass Function 50 Years Later (Paperback, 2005 ed.)
Edvige Corbelli, Francesco Palla, Hans Zinnecker
R5,785 Discovery Miles 57 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Theideatocelebrate50yearsoftheSalpeterIMFoccurredduringtherecent IAU General Assembly in Sydney, Australia. Indeed, it was from Australia that in July 1954 Ed Salpeter submitted his famous paper "The Luminosity Function and Stellar Evolution" with the rst derivation of the empirical stellar IMF. This contribution was to become one of the most famous astrophysics papers of the last 50 years. Here, Ed Salpeter introduced the terms "original mass function" and "original luminosity function", and estimated the pro- bility for the creation of stars of given mass at a particular time, now known as the "Salpeter Initial Mass Function", or IMF. The paper was written at the Australian National University in Canberra on leave of absence from Cornell University (USA) and was published in 1955 as 7 page note in the Astroph- ical Journal Vol. 121, page 161. To celabrate the 50th anniversary of the IMF, along with Ed Salpeter's 80th birthday, we have organized a special meeting that brought together scientists involved in the empirical determination of this fundamental quantity in a va- ety of astrophysical contexts and other scientists fascinated by the deep imp- cations of the IMF on star formation theories, on the physical conditions of the gas before and after star formation, and on galactic evolution and cosmology. The meeting took place in one of the most beautiful spots of the Tuscan countryside, far from the noise and haste of everyday life.

Life on Earth and other Planetary Bodies (Paperback, 2012 ed.): Arnold Hanslmeier, Stephan Kempe, Joseph Seckbach Life on Earth and other Planetary Bodies (Paperback, 2012 ed.)
Arnold Hanslmeier, Stephan Kempe, Joseph Seckbach
R4,517 Discovery Miles 45 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A trio of editors [Professors from Austria, Germany and Israel] present Life on Earth and other Planetary Bodies. The contributors are from twenty various countries and present their research on life here as well as the possibility for extraterrestrial life. This volume covers concepts such as life's origin, hypothesis of Panspermia and of life possibility in the Cosmos. The topic of extraterrestrial life is currently 'hot' and the object of several congresses and conferences. While the diversity of "normal" biota is well known, life on the edge of the extremophiles is more limited and less distributed. Other subjects discussed are Astrobiology with the frozen worlds of Mars, Europa and Titan where extant or extinct microbial life may exist in subsurface oceans; conditions on icy Mars with its saline, alkaline, and liquid water which has been recently discovered; chances of habitable Earth-like [or the terrestrial analogues] exoplanets; and SETI's search for extraterrestrial Intelligence.

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