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Stellar Astrophysical Fluid Dynamicsby Michael J. Thompson; Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 51.00A comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge in stellar astrophysical fluid dynamics. Topics include properties of pulsating stars, helioseismology, convection and mixing in stellar interiors, dynamics of stellar rotation, planet formation and the generation of stellar and planetary magnetic fields. more...
Extreme Ultraviolet Astronomyby Martin A. Barstow; Jay B. Holberg; Andrew King; Douglas Lin; Stephen Maran; Jim Pringle; Martin Ward
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 70.00Describes the development of astronomy in the Extreme Ultraviolet wavelength range, from the first rocket-based experiments to the latest satellite missions. This timely book for graduate students and researchers comes at the end of a major phase of discovery in the field. more...
Accretion Power in Astrophysicsby Juhan Frank; Andrew King; Derek Raine
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 70.00Accretion Power in Astrophysics examines accretion as a source of energy in both binary star systems containing compact objects, and in active galactic nuclei. It describes the physical processes in accretion discs and other accretion flows. This expanded and updated edition is suitable for advanced undergraduates, graduate students and researchers. more...
Atomic Structure and Lifetimesby Lorenzo J. Curtis
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 82.00The book presents a new conceptual approach to atomic structure, suitable as a textbook for an introductory graduate course or a resource for an undergraduate quantum mechanics course. The historical basis of the field is emphasized. Many worked examples provide connections with astrophysics, chemistry, condensed matter, and other related fields. more...
Advanced Astrophysicsby Neb Duric
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 80.00This book develops the basic underlying physics required for an understanding of the science of astrophysics and the important astronomical phenomena it describes. Astrophysical topics are grouped according to the relevant areas of physics, ideal text for graduate and advanced undergraduate students as well as a reference for established researchers. more...
Stellar Alchemyby Michel Cassé; Stephen Lyle
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 49.00When Cortez asked the Aztecs where they obtained the iron in their daggers, they pointed to the sky. Stars manufacture iron, and every other element making up familiar objects around us. In this fascinating book Michel Cassé explains how even humanity itself is connected to the debris of exploded stars. more...
Very High Energy Cosmic Gamma Radiationby Michael D Smith
World Scientific 2004; US$ 139.10Gamma ray astronomy, the branch of high energy astrophysics that studies the sky in energetic ?-ray photons, is destined to play a crucial role in the exploration of nonthermal phenomena in the Universe in their most extreme and violent forms. The great potential of this discipline offers impressive coverage of many ?hot topics? of modern astrophysics and cosmology, such as the origin of galactic and extragalactic cosmic rays, particle acceleration and radiation processes under extreme astrophysical conditions, and the search for dark matter. more...
Photopolarimetry in Remote Sensingby Gorden Videen
Springer 2005; US$ 269.00Photopolarimetric remote sensing is vital in fields as diverse as medical diagnostics, astrophysics, atmospheric science, environmental monitoring and military intelligence. The areas considered here include: radiative transfer; dynamic systems; backscatter polarization; biological systems; astrophysical phenomena; comets; and instrumentation. more...
Introduction to Spectropolarimetryby Jose Carlos del Toro Iniesta
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 50.00Spectropolarimetry embraces the most complete and detailed measurement and analysis of light, as well as its interaction with matter. This book provides an introductory overview of the area, and will be a valuable reference for graduates and researchers in astrophysics, solar physics and optics. more...
Bandwidth-Efficient Digital Modulation with Application to Deep-Space Communicationsby Marvin K. Simon
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2005; US$ 194.00An important look at bandwidth-efficient modulations with applications to today's Space program Based on research and results obtained at the California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, this timely book defines, describes, and then delineates the performance (power and bandwidth) of digital communication systems that incorporate a wide variety of bandwidth-efficient modulations appropriate for the design and implementation of space communications systems. The author compares the performance of these systems in the presence of a number of practical (non-ideal) transmitter and receiver characteristics such as modulator and phase imbalance, imperfect carrier synchronization, and transmitter nonlinearity. Although the material... more...









