After three decades of intense research in X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy, the time was ripe to summarize basic knowledge ...
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Continue readingThis volume contains the edited lecture notes of the Second JETSET School on Jets from Young Stars: Clues from High Angular ...
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Continue readingCosmic microwave background radiation is the residue of the great heat following the Big Bang. A tenuous sign, over 13 billion ...
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Continue readingpresents theoretical physics with a breathtaking array of examples and anecdotes. Basdevant's style is clear and stimulating, ...
Continue readingMagnetohydrodynamics (MHD) studies the interaction between the flow of an electrically conducting fluid and magnetic fields. ...
Continue readingThis is a proceedings book of the symposium "Mapping the Galaxy and Nearby Galaxies" held on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, ...
Continue readingMercury, the planet closest to the Sun, is different in several respects from the other three terrestrial planets. In appearance, ...
Continue reading"During the past half century meteor research has evolved into a comprehensive multidisciplinary science … . New findings ...
Continue readingThis book gives a comprehensive account of both the history and current achievements of molecular beam research. In 1919, ...
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