Category Archives: Astronomy

Geology and Habitability of Terrestrial Planets (Space Sciences Series of ISSI)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Given the universal interest in whether extraterrestrial life has developed or could eventually develop, it is vital that an examination of planetary habitability go beyond simple assumptions. This book has resulted from a workshop at the International Space Science Institute … Continue reading →

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Airglow as an Indicator of Upper Atmospheric Structure and Dynamics

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

The book summarizes international progress over the last few decades in upper atmosphere airglow research. Measurement methods, theoretical concepts and empirical models of a wide spectrum of upper atmospheric emissions and their variability are considered. The book contains a detailed … Continue reading →

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Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursters (Lecture Notes in Physics)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Written by an international team of experts, this set of tutorial reviews provides a coherent and accessible summary of the current state of supernova research in all of its facets. The newly detected gamma-ray bursts are discussed in this context. … Continue reading →

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Polytropes: Applications in Astrophysics and Related Fields (Astrophysics and Space Science Library)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

This book provides the most complete academic treatment on the application of polytropes ever published. It is primarily intended for students and scientists working in Astrophysics and related fields. It provides a full overview of past and present research results … Continue reading →

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Topics in Gravitational Dynamics: Solar, Extra-Solar and Galactic Systems (Lecture Notes in Physics)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

This set of lectures collects surveys of open problems in celestial dynamics and dynamical astronomy applied to solar, extra-solar and galactic systems. The discovery and thus the possibility to study many new extra-solar planetary systems have spurred new developments in … Continue reading →

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Sirius Matters (Astrophysics and Space Science Library)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Since very early times Sirius was a point of attraction in the night sky. It served to synchronize calendars in antiquity and was the subject of many myths and legends, including some modern ones. It was perceived as a red … Continue reading →

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Integrable Problems of Celestial Mechanics in Spaces of Constant Curvature (Astrophysics and Space Science Library)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

This book combines a most interesting area of study, celestial mechanics, with modern geometrical methods in physics. According to recently developed views and research, one of the basic qualitative characteristics of an integrable Hamiltonian system is a structure of the … Continue reading →

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High Time Resolution Astrophysics (Astrophysics and Space Science Library)

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This is quite simply the first volume of its kind dedicated to the area of high time resolution astrophysics. High time resolution astrophysics (HTRA) is an important new window on the universe and a vital tool in understanding a range … Continue reading →

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African Cultural Astronomy: Current Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy research in Africa (Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

This is the first scholarly collection of articles focused on the cultural astronomy of the African continent. It weaves together astronomy, anthropology, and Africa and it includes African myths and legends about the sky, alignments to celestial bodies found at … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Universe: The Story of Radio Astronomy

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

This is the story of radio astronomy, of how radio waves are generated by stars, supernova, quasars, colliding galaxies, and by the very beginnings of the universe itself. This revised book provides an update on the state of radio astronomy … Continue reading →

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