White Dwarfs as Probes of Fundamental Physics (IAU S357)
White Dwarfs as Probes of Fundamental Physics (IAU S357)

Author: Martin A. Barstow

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2020-09-30

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9781108492027

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White dwarfs are the most numerous members of the stellar graveyard. More than ninety percent of all stars will end their lives as white dwarfs. Research on these objects is fascinating in its own right, requiring developments in atomic data and the study of properties of matter under extreme conditions. However, these studies also have enormous impact on other areas of astrophysics, including: cosmology, the composition of extrasolar planets and fundamental physics. The proceedings of IAU Symposium 357 bring together experts from different branches of science working on white dwarfs, but also astronomers with expertise in a wide range of relevant disciplines. The resulting papers are organized around several key themes: SN Ia progenitors, debris from extrasolar planetary systems, fundamental physics, precision studies of white dwarf structure and stellar physics and Galactic evolution. They provide a framework for guiding the direction of white dwarf research for the next decade.

Extreme Ultraviolet Astronomy
Extreme Ultraviolet Astronomy

Author: Martin A. Barstow

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2003-03-13

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 1139435124

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This book describes the development of astronomy in the Extreme Ultraviolet wavelength range, from the first rocket-based experiments to later satellite missions. It will be of great value to graduate students and researchers.

The Exoplanet Handbook
The Exoplanet Handbook

Author: Michael Perryman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-08-30

Total Pages: 973

ISBN-13: 1108419771

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A complete and in-depth review of exoplanet research, covering the discovery methods, physics and theoretical background.

Polarization in Spectral Lines
Polarization in Spectral Lines

Author: M. Landi Degl'Innocenti

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-05-17

Total Pages: 899

ISBN-13: 1402024150

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The scientific research based on spectropolarimetric techniques is undergoing a phase of rapid growth. Instruments of unprecedented sensitivity are nowadays available, particularly for solar observations. To fully exploit the rich diagnostic content of such observations, it is necessary to understand the physical mechanisms involved in the generation and transfer of polarized radiation in astrophysical (or laboratory) plasmas. After an introductory part based on classical physics, this book tackles the subject by a rigorous quantum-mechanical approach. The transfer equations for polarized radiation and the statistical equilibrium equations for the atomic density matrix are derived directly from the principles of Quantum Electrodynamics. The two sets of equations are then used to present a number of applications, mainly concerning the diagnostics of solar magnetic fields. This book is primarily addressed to scientists working in the field of spectropolarimetry. It may also serve as a textbook for a course at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level.

Physics and Chemistry of Comets
Physics and Chemistry of Comets

Author: Walter F. Huebner

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 3642748058

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As this excellent book demonstrates, the study of comets has now reached the fas cinating stage where we understand comets in general simple tenns while, at the same time, we are uncertain about practically all the details of cometary nature, structure, processes, and origin. In every aspect, even including dynamics, a choice among several or many competing theories is made impossible simply by the lack of detailed knowledge. The space missions, snapshot studies of two comets, partic ularly the one that immortalizes the name of Sir Edmund Halley, have produced a huge mass of valuable new infonnation and a number of surprises. Nonetheless, we face the tantalizing realization that we have obtained only a fleeting glance at two of perhaps a hundred billion (lOll) or more comets with possibly differing natures, origins, and physical histories. To my personal satisfaction, comets seem to have discrete nuclei made up of dirty snowballs, as I concluded four decades ago, but perhaps they are more like frozen rubbish piles.

The Impact of Binary Stars on Stellar Evolution
The Impact of Binary Stars on Stellar Evolution

Author: Giacomo Beccari

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-04-18

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 1108428584

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An advanced review of how binary stars affect stellar evolution, presenting results from state-of-the art models and recent observations.

Long Term Changes and Trends in the Atmosphere
Long Term Changes and Trends in the Atmosphere

Author: Gufran Beig

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13:

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Outcome of the First International Workshop on Long Term Changes and Trends in the Atmosphere, held at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, in February 1999.

Cosmic Magnetic Fields (IAU S259)
Cosmic Magnetic Fields (IAU S259)

Author: International Astronomical Union. Symposium

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-06-11

Total Pages: 716

ISBN-13: 9780521889902

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IAU Symposium 259 presents the first interdisciplinary, comprehensive review of the role of cosmic magnetic fields, involving astronomers and physicists from across the community. Offering both theoretical and observational topics ranging from Earth's habitability to the origin of the universe, this is an invaluable summary for researchers and graduate students.