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Airglow as an Indicator of Upper Atmospheric Structure and Dynamics

The book summarizes international progress over the last few decades in upper atmosphere airglow research. Measurement methods, ...

An Introduction to the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation

The geometric interpretation of gravitation is one of the major foundations of modern theoretical physics. This primer introduces ...

Axions : Theory, Cosmology, and Experimental Searches

Axions are peculiar hypothetical particles that could both solve the CP problem of quantum chromodynamics and at the same ...

Clusters of Galaxies : Beyond the Thermal View

Clusters of galaxies are the largest structures in the Universe. Most of the visible matter is in the form of hot gas permeating ...

Exoplanets : Detection, Formation, Properties, Habitability

This edited, multi-author volume will be an invaluable introduction and reference to all key aspects in the field of exoplanet ...

Fenomeni Radioattivi : Dai nuclei alle stelle = Radioactive phenomena: From nuclei to stars

The topics covered constitute an introduction to radioactive phenomena in the strict sense with excursions, having as a starting ...

Fisica solare

Il volume è un'introduzione alla Fisica Solare che si propone lo scopo di illustrare alla persona che intende avvicinarsi ...

Galaxies in the Local Volume

Studies of Nearby Galaxies are currently the focus of many observations and numerical simulations. This book presents an ...

Galaxy Formation

This second edition of Galaxy Formation is an up-to-date text on astrophysical cosmology, expounding the structure of the ...

Gravity, Black Holes, and the Very Early Universe : An Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology

In the early 1900s, Albert Einstein formulated two theories that would forever change the landscape of physics: the Special ...

High Time Resolution Astrophysics

High Time Resolution Astrophysics (HTRA) is an important new window to the universe and a vital tool in understanding a range ...

IFAE 2007 : Incontri di Fisica delle Alte Energie Italian Meeting on High Energy Physics Napoli, 11–13 April 2007

This book collects the Proceedings of the Workshop "Incontri di Fisica delle Alte Energie (IFAE) 2007, Napoli, 11-13 April ...

Jets from Young Stars II : Clues from High Angular Resolution Observations

This volume contains the edited lecture notes of the Second JETSET School on Jets from Young Stars: Clues from High Angular ...

La musica del Big Bang : Come la radiazione cosmica di fondo ci ha svelato i segreti dell’Universo = The music of the Big Bang: How the cosmic background radiation revealed the secrets of the Universe to us

Cosmic microwave background radiation is the residue of the great heat following the Big Bang. A tenuous sign, over 13 billion ...

Mapping the Galaxy and Nearby Galaxies

This is a proceedings book of the symposium "Mapping the Galaxy and Nearby Galaxies" held on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, ...

Mercury

Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, is different in several respects from the other three terrestrial planets. In appearance, ...

Multiple Stars Across the H-R Diagram : Proceedings of the ESO Workshop held in Garching, Germany, 12-15 July 2005

Stars show a marked tendency to be in systems of different multiplicity, ranging from simple binaries and triples to globular ...

Neutron Stars 1

The book gives an extended review of theoretical and observational aspects of neutron star physics. With masses comparable ...

Plasma Astrophysics, Part II : Reconnection and Flares

Devoted to classic fundamentals, current practice, and perspectives of modern plasma astrophysics. The first part is unique ...

Precision Spectroscopy in Astrophysics : Proceedings of the ESO/Lisbon/Aveiro Conference held in Aveiro, Portugal, 11–15 September 2006

High-accuracy Doppler shift measurements and high-precision spectroscopy are primary techniques in the search for exo-planets. Further ...

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