Optics of Cosmic Dust - Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Held in Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 16-19 November 2001 (Hardcover, New)

Initially this book focuses on the chemical and morphological properties of dust particles, both cosmological and terrestrial, and some of techniques used to gain information. When light or other electromagnetic radiation interacts with dust or other particles it is scattered in all directions. The scattering interaction are relevant to many fields of science: dust affects communications, dust particles affect the output of aerosol monitors, and dust particles are an important astrophysical component, making up a large part of the dark matter in the universe. The electromagnetic forces exerted on these particles may play an important role in bringing the particles together to form larger astronomical bodies.Optics of Cosmic Dust describes what we currently know about cosmic dust, how we know it, and the research efforts undertaken to provide that knowledge. Areas treated include observational information, dust morphology and chemistry, light-scattering models, characterisation methodologies, and backscatter polarisation and dynamics. Suitable as an introductory text, the book is also a reference guide for the advanced researcher.

General

Imprint:	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	NATO Science Series II, v. 79
Release date:	August 2002
First published:	August 2002
Editors:	Gorden Videen • Miroslav Kocifaj
Dimensions:	240 x 160mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-0819-1
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Galaxies, clusters, intergalactic matter > General
LSN:	1-4020-0819-8
Barcode:	9781402008191

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