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X-Ray Emission from Clusters of Galaxies
Häftad, 2009
911 kr
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First published in 1988, this book is a comprehensive survey of the astrophysical characteristics of the hot gas which pervades clusters of galaxies. In our universe, clusters of galaxies are the largest organised structures. Typically they comprise hundreds of galaxies moving through a region of …
Plasma Loops in the Solar Corona
Av R. J. Bray, L. E. Cram m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
1367 kr
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This book presents the first comprehensive account of the properties of plasma loops, the fundamental structural elements of the solar corona. Plasma loops cover a wide range of sizes, and range in temperature from tens of thousands to millions of degrees. They not only define the structure of …
The Galaxies of the Local Group
Häftad, 2007
895 kr
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The Local Group is a small cluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way. At least half of all galaxies in the Universe are thought to belong to similar groups. This authoritative volume provides a comprehensive synthesis of what is known about the Local Group. It begins with a summary of each …
Stellar Rotation
Häftad, 2007
781 kr
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Like the Earth and planets, stars rotate. Understanding how stars rotate is central to modelling their structure, formation and evolution, and how they interact with their environment and companion stars. This authoritative volume, first published in 2000, provides a lucid introduction to stellar …
Extreme Ultraviolet Astronomy
Av Martin A. Barstow, Jay B. Holberg
Häftad, 2007
971 kr
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This text describes the development of astronomy in the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) wavelength range, from the first rocket-based experiments in the late 1960s through to later satellite missions. Discussions of the results from important space projects are followed by an analysis of the …
The Origin and Evolution of Planetary Nebulae
Av Sun Kwok
Häftad, 2007
976 kr
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This authoritative volume provides a comprehensive review of the origin and evolution of planetary nebulae. It covers all the stages of their evolution, carefully synthesizes observations from across the spectrum, and clearly explains all the key physical processes at work. Particular emphasis is …
Globular Cluster Systems
Av Keith M. Ashman, Stephen E. Zepf
Häftad, 2008
976 kr
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Globular clusters are roughly spherical, densely packed groups of stars found around galaxies. Most globular clusters probably formed at the same time as their host galaxies. They therefore provide a unique fossil record of the conditions during the formation and early evolution of galaxies. This …
The Symbiotic Stars
Av S. J. Kenyon
Häftad, 2009
781 kr
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Dr Kenyon has researched and assembled here all the existing data for the known symbiotic stars, in which a dwarf star accretes material from its red giant companion. In this book he summarises observational material covering the eruptive and quiescent phases of these objects, and emphasises the …
X-ray Detectors in Astronomy
Av G. W. Fraser
Häftad, 2009
1147 kr
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First published in 1989, this book provides a comprehensive review of the detection techniques that are used in X-ray astronomy. Since the first discovery of a cosmic X-ray source in 1962, there has been rapid growth in X-ray astronomy, which has largely been made possible by enormous advances in …
The Solar Granulation
Av R. J. Bray, R. E. Loughhead m. fl.
Häftad, 2009
781 kr
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This book presents an overview of observational and theoretical knowledge of solar granulation. When examined with a sufficiently powerful telescope the surface of the Sun reveals an irregular, cellular pattern of polygonal bright elements - granules - separated by narrow dark lanes. The …
The Physics of Solar Flares
Av Einar Tandberg-Hanssen, A. Gordon Emslie
Häftad, 2009
971 kr
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Few phenomena have stirred the imaginations of solar scientists as much as the explosive energy of solar flares. In The Physics of Solar Flares, first published in 1988, Einar Tandberg-Hanssen and A. Gordon Emslie approach this subject by drawing heavily on experimental data from the Solar Maximum …
Compact Stellar X-ray Sources
Av Walter Lewin, Michiel van der Klis
Häftad, 2010
1221 kr
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X-ray astronomy is the prime available window on astrophysical compact objects: black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs. New observational opportunities have led to an explosion of knowledge in this field. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the astrophysics of compact objects that …
Beams and Jets in Astrophysics
Av Philip A. Hughes, P. A. Hughes
Häftad, 1991
1237 kr
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This book is the first to provide students and researchers in the field of astrophysical jets with a comprehensive and up-to-date account of current research. An important feature of the book is that it combines discussions of both extragalactic and Galactic jets. There are ten chapters, authored …
Quasar Astronomy
Häftad, 1988
716 kr
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This book utilises the author's twenty years of research experience to describe conclusions on the nature of quasars, their distribution, and their evolution in the universe. Concentrating on observational astrophysics rather than theory, Quasar Astronomy serves as both a summary of what is known …
3K: The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
Av R. B. Partridge, Andrew King m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
1351 kr
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What processes fixed the designs etched on the cosmic background radiation (CBR)? And what can they tell us about the early Universe, and the origin and evolution of cosmic structure? This review covers all aspects of three decades of study of this ghostly remnant of the hot Big Bang origin of the …
Accretion Processes in Star Formation
Av Lee Hartmann
Häftad, 2008
1184 kr
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Our understanding of the formation of stars and planetary systems has changed greatly since the first edition of this book was published. This new edition has been thoroughly updated, and now includes material on molecular clouds, binaries, star clusters and the stellar initial mass function (IMF), …
Cataclysmic Variable Stars
Av Brian Warner, Andrew King m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
1807 kr
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The study of cataclysmic variables - interacting binary stars containing a white dwarf accreting from an orbiting companion - is undergoing an exciting renaissance, as it embraces observations at all wavelengths. Cataclysmic variables allow, in particular, the direct and detailed study of …
RR Lyrae Stars
Av Horace A. Smith, Andrew King m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
895 kr
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This is a comprehensive account of RR Lyrae stars, and traces the story from their initial discovery a century ago, through to their present status. This book reviews our current understanding of RR Lyrae stars. It is a unique explanation of the multiple applications of these variable stars for a …
Solar and Stellar Activity Cycles
Av Peter R. Wilson, Andrew King
Häftad, 2005
944 kr
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How do you predict the parameters of future solar cycles? What is the role of dynamo theory in the cyclic activity of the Sun and similar stars? And what are the implications of chaos theory for stellar cycles? This book answers these questions and offers a timely review of studies in the cyclic …
Extreme Ultraviolet Astronomy
Av Martin A. Barstow, Jay B. Holberg
Inbunden, 2003
2834 kr
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This text describes the development of astronomy in the Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) wavelength range, from the first rocket-based experiments in the late 1960s through to later satellite missions. Discussions of the results from important space projects are followed by an analysis of the …
X-ray Binaries
Av Walter H. G. Lewin, Jan van Paradijs m. fl.
Häftad, 1997
1041 kr
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X-ray binaries are some of the most varied and perplexing systems known to astronomers. The compact object which accretes mass from its companion star may be a white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole, whereas the donor star can be a 'normal' star or a white dwarf. The various combinations differ …
Cosmic Magnetic Fields
Inbunden, 2016
2508 kr
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Magnetic fields are important in the Universe and their effects contain the key to many astrophysical phenomena that are otherwise impossible to understand. This book presents an up-to-date overview of this fast-growing topic and its interconnections to plasma processes, astroparticle physics, high …
The Galaxies of the Local Group
Inbunden, 2000
2296 kr
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The Local Group is a small cluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way. At least half of all galaxies in the Universe are thought to belong to similar groups. This authoritative volume provides a comprehensive synthesis of what is known about the Local Group. It begins with a summary of each …
Solar and Stellar Magnetic Activity
Häftad, 2008
927 kr
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This timely volume provides the first comprehensive review and synthesis of current understanding of magnetic fields in the Sun and similar stars. Magnetic activity results in a wealth of phenomena - including starspots, non-radiatively heated outer atmospheres, activity cycles, deceleration of …
Stellar Rotation
Av Jean-Louis Tassoul, Andrew King m. fl.
Inbunden, 2000
1367 kr
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Like the Earth and planets, stars rotate. Understanding how stars rotate is central to modelling their structure, formation and evolution, and how they interact with their environment and companion stars. This authoritative volume, first published in 2000, provides a lucid introduction to stellar …
From Luminous Hot Stars to Starburst Galaxies
Av Peter S. Conti, Paul A. Crowther m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
2103 kr
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Luminous hot stars represent the extreme upper mass end of normal stellar evolution. Before exploding as supernovae, they live out their lives of a few million years with prodigious outputs of radiation and stellar winds, dramatically affecting both their evolution and environments. A detailed …
Compact Stellar X-ray Sources
Av Walter Lewin, Michiel van der Klis
Inbunden, 2006
3323 kr
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X-ray astronomy is the prime available window on astrophysical compact objects: black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs. New observational opportunities have led to an explosion of knowledge in this field. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the astrophysics of compact objects that …
Astrophysical Jets and Beams
Inbunden, 2012
1644 kr
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Astrophysical jets are spectacular displays of gas or dust ejected from a range of cosmic bodies; they are seemingly ubiquitous on scales from comets to black holes. This volume reviews our understanding of jet processes and provides a modern guide to their observation and the role they play in …
Ultraviolet and X-ray Spectroscopy of the Solar Atmosphere
Av Kenneth J. H. Phillips, Uri Feldman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
2410 kr
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The solar atmosphere, above the Sun's surface layers, reaches mega-kelvin temperatures and high levels of dynamic activity through processes involving a pervading magnetic field. This book explores one of the principal means of understanding the solar atmosphere, its ultraviolet and soft X-ray …
Classical Novae
Av Michael F. Bode, Aneurin Evans
Inbunden, 2008
2296 kr
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This second edition has been updated and revised and contains contributions covering important developments in this field, and reflecting on interesting insights into classical novae. The book examines thermonuclear processes, the evolution of nova systems, nova atmospheres and winds, the evolution …
