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Moon's Near Side Megabasin and Far Side Bulge
Häftad, 2013
552 kr
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Since Luna and Lunar Orbiter photographed the far side of the Moon, the mysterious dichotomy between the face of the Moon as we see it from Earth and the side of the Moon that is hidden has puzzled lunar scientists. As we learned more from the Apollo sample return missions and later robotic …
Software Systems for Astronomy
Häftad, 2013
662 kr
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This book covers the use and development of software for astronomy. It describes the control systems used to point the telescope and operate its cameras and spectrographs, as well as the web-based tools used to plan those observations. In addition, the book also covers the analysis and archiving of …
Constant-Scale Natural Boundary Mapping to Reveal Global and Cosmic Processes
Av Pamela Elizabeth Clark, Chuck Clark
Häftad, 2013
552 kr
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Whereas conventional maps can be expressed as outward-expanding formulae with well-defined central features and relatively poorly defined edges, Constant Scale Natural Boundary (CSNB) maps have well-defined boundaries that result from natural processes and thus allow spatial and dynamic …
Measuring the Angular Momentum of Supermassive Black Holes
Häftad, 2013
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Measuring the spin distribution of supermassive black holes is of critical importance for understanding how these black holes and their host galaxies form and evolve over time, yet this type of study is only in its infancy. This brief describes how astronomers measure spin in supermassive black …
Space Weather and Coronal Mass Ejections
Av Tim Howard
Häftad, 2013
552 kr
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Space weather has attracted a lot of attention in recent times. Severe space weather can disrupt spacecraft, and on Earth can be the cause of power outages and power station failure. It also presents a radiation hazard for airline passengers and astronauts. These “magnetic storms” are most commonly …
Mercury's Interior, Surface, and Surrounding Environment
Latest Discoveries
Häftad, 2015
552 kr
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This SpringerBrief details the MESSENGER Mission, the findings of which present challenges to widely held conventional views and remaining mysteries surrounding the planet. The work answers the question of why Mercury is so dense, and the implications from geochemical data on its planetary …
Importance of Binaries in the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Nebulae
Av Henri M. J. Boffin, David Jones
Häftad, 2019
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It is now clear that a binary evolutionary pathway is responsible for a significant fraction of all planetary nebulae, with some authors even going so far as to claim that binarity may be a near requirement for the formation of an observable nebula. This has led to the requirement that textbooks …
Dynamics of Small Solar System Bodies
Av Jeremy Wood
Häftad, 2019
607 kr
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This SpringerBrief summarizes the latest relevant research and discoveries that have been made in the area of ringed small bodies and small body taxonomy, including those that lay the groundwork for future discoveries. Before 2013, ringed small bodies were only theoretical. Thus, there are very …
Mathematical Modelling of Meteoroid Streams
Häftad, 2020
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Modern computer power and high-precision observational data have greatly improved the reliability of meteoroid stream models. At present, scientific research calls for two kinds of models: precise ones for individual streams, and statistically averaged ones for Solar System dust distribution …
High Energy Astrophysical Neutrinos
Av Debanjan Bose, Subhendu Rakshit
Häftad, 2021
662 kr
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This book provides a pedagogical introduction to the likely sources of these neutrinos, their propagation and detection mechanisms. Detection of high energy neutrinos of extragalactic origin has led to an interdisciplinary field of research, involving astronomy, astrophysics and particle physics. …
Two Lives of Cheng Maolan
From the "French Silk Road to Astronomy" to the Meanders of Mao’s China
Av Thierry Montmerle, Yi Zhou m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
471 kr
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This book presents the exceptional biography of the 20th century Chinese astronomer Cheng Maolan, who came to France in 1926 on a China-France cooperation program to do his PhD with the idea of returning to China after a few years. Instead, he lived two lives. He first stayed in France and studied …
Numerical Modelling of Astrophysical Turbulence
Häftad, 2013
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In this "SpringerBrief" the author considers the underlying problems and questions that are common to numerical models of turbulence in different astrophysical systems. Turbulence has emerged as an important research topic in several areas of astrophysics. Understanding and modeling turbulence is …
Interstellar Medium, Expanding Nebulae and Triggered Star Formation
Theory and Simulations
Häftad, 2015
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This brief brings together the theoretical aspects of star formation and ionized regions with the most up-to-date simulations and observations. Beginning with the basic theory of star formation, the physics of expanding HII regions is reviewed in detail and a discussion on how a massive star can …
Research on Teaching Astronomy in the Planetarium
Av Timothy F. Slater, Coty B. Tatge
Häftad, 2017
662 kr
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From a noted specialist in astronomy education and outreach, this Brief provides an overview of the most influential discipline-based science education research literature now guiding contemporary astronomy teaching. In recent years, systematic studies of effective and efficient teaching strategies …
Three Body Dynamics and Its Applications to Exoplanets
Av Zdzislaw Musielak, Billy Quarles
Häftad, 2017
607 kr
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This brief book provides an overview of the gravitational orbital evolution of few-body systems, in particular those consisting of three bodies. The authors present the historical context that begins with the origin of the problem as defined by Newton, which was followed up by Euler, Lagrange, …
From Stars to States
A Manifest for Science in Society
Häftad, 2017
552 kr
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The aim of this essay is to understand the relationship between knowledge and society and to reflect on the links between science and political decision making. The text evolved from a number of reflections the author made while president of the European Astronomical Society, president of the Swiss …
Extrasolar Planets and Their Host Stars
Av Kaspar von Braun, Tabetha Boyajian
Häftad, 2017
607 kr
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This book explores the relations between physical parameters of extrasolar planets and their respective parent stars. Planetary parameters are often directly dependent upon their stellar counterparts. In addition, the star is almost always the only visible component of the system and contains most …
Astrobiology and Society in Europe Today
Av Klara Anna Capova, Erik Persson m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
552 kr
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This White Paper describes the state of astrobiology in Europe today and its relation to the European society at large. With contributions from authors in twenty countries and over thirty scientific institutions worldwide, the document illustrates the societal implications of astrobiology and the …
How Likely is Extraterrestrial Life?
Häftad, 2012
552 kr
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What does existing scientific knowledge about physics, chemistry, meteorology and biology tell us about the likelihood of extraterrestrial life and civilizations? And what does the fact that there is currently no credible scientific evidence for the existence of extraterrestrial biospheres or …
Origin and Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres
Implications for Habitability
Häftad, 2012
552 kr
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Based on the author’s own work and results obtained by international teams he coordinated, this SpringerBrief offers a concise discussion of the origin and early evolution of atmospheres of terrestrial planets during the active phase of their host stars, as well as of the environmental conditions …
Solar History
An Introduction
Häftad, 2012
552 kr
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Beyond the four centuries of sunspot observation and the five decades during which artificial satellites have monitored the Sun – that is to say for 99.99999% of the Sun’s existence – our knowledge of solar history depends largely on analogy with kindred main sequence stars, on the outcome of …
Electrifying Atmospheres: Charging, Ionisation and Lightning in the Solar System and Beyond
Av Karen Aplin
Häftad, 2013
552 kr
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Electrical processes take place in all planetary atmospheres. There is evidence for lightning on Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, it is possible on Mars and Titan, and cosmic rays ionise every atmosphere, leading to charged droplets and particles. Controversy surrounds the role of …
William and Caroline Herschel
Pioneers in Late 18th-Century Astronomy
Häftad, 2013
552 kr
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This beautifully structured book presents the essentials of William and Caroline Herschel’s pioneering achievements in late 18th-century astronomy. Michael Hoskin shows that William Herschel was the first observational cosmologist and one of the first observers to attack the sidereal universe …
