Theoretical & mathematical astronomy books

1206 books were found.

Singularities in Gravitational Systems: Applications to Chaotic Transport in the Solar System

Singularities in Gravitational Systems: Applications...

Author: Daniel Benest ,  Claude Froeschle
ISBN: 9783642078446
Format: Paperback
$184.67

Chaos theory plays an important role in modern physics and related sciences, but -, the most important results so...  Read More >>

The Power of Optical/IR Interferometry: Recent Scientific Results and 2nd Generation Instrumentation: Proceedings of the ESO Workshop held in Garching, Germany, 4-8 April 2005

The Power of Optical/IR Interferometry: Recent Scientific...

Author: Andrea Richichi ,  Francoise Delplancke
ISBN: 9783642093609
Format: Paperback
$366.96

New interferometers as the VLTI, the Keck-I and CHARA along with their sophisticated instrumentation have provided...  Read More >>

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

Multiple Stars across the H-R Diagram: Proceedings of...

Author: Swetlana Hubrig ,  Monika Petr-Gotzens
ISBN: 9783642094224
Format: Paperback
$287.76

The topics included observations of multiple stars from ground and space, dynamical and stellar evolution in multiple...  Read More >>

Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology: A Primer

Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology: A Primer

Author: Peter Hoyng
ISBN: 9789048171415
Format: Paperback
$287.76

Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology offers a succinct and self-contained treatment of general relativity and...  Read More >>

Multiwavelength Mapping of Galaxy Formation and Evolution: Proceedings of the ESO Workshop Held at Venice, Italy, 13-16 October 2003

Multiwavelength Mapping of Galaxy Formation and Evolution:...

Author: Alvio Renzini ,  Ralf Bender
ISBN: 9783642065095
Format: Paperback
$237.47

In October 2003, over 170 astronomers from 15 countries met for a 4-day workshop to illustrate and discuss major...  Read More >>

Island Universes: Structure and Evolution of Disk Galaxies

Island Universes: Structure and Evolution of Disk Galaxies...

Author: R. S. de Jong
ISBN: 9789048173983
Format: Paperback
$580.77

This book contains an up-to-date review of the structure and evolution of disk galaxies from both the observational...  Read More >>

Exploring the Cosmic Frontier: Astrophysical Instruments for the 21st Century

Exploring the Cosmic Frontier: Astrophysical Instruments...

Author: A.P. Lobanov ,  J.A. Zensus
ISBN: 9783642072598
Format: Paperback
$261.36

On May 18-21, 2004, the Max-Planck-Society's Harnack-Haus in Dahlem, Berlin hosted the international symposium Exploring...  Read More >>

Gamma-Ray Bursts: The brightest explosions in the Universe

Gamma-Ray Bursts: The brightest explosions in the Universe...

Author: Gilbert Vedrenne ,  Jean-Luc Atteia
ISBN: 9783642072543
Format: Paperback
$343.07

Since their discovery was first announced in 1973, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have been among the most fascination...  Read More >>

Neutron Stars 1: Equation of State and Structure

Neutron Stars 1: Equation of State and Structure

Author: P. Haensel ,  A.Y. Potekhin
ISBN: 9781441922144
Format: Paperback
$448.77

Neutron stars play a unique role in physics and astrophysics. The present book is mainly devoted to the theory of...  Read More >>

Change and Continuity in Early Modern Cosmology

Change and Continuity in Early Modern Cosmology

Author: Patrick Bonner
ISBN: 9789400700369
Format: Hardback
$366.96

Viewed as a flashpoint of the Scientific Revolution, early modern astronomy witnessed a virtual explosion of ideas...  Read More >>

Space Weather: Research Towards Applications in Europe

Space Weather: Research Towards Applications in Europe...

Author: Jean Lilensten
ISBN: 9789048173716
Format: Paperback
$578.16

Shows the advances in Europe on the discipline of space weather.  Read More >>

African Cultural Astronomy: Current Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy research in Africa

African Cultural Astronomy: Current Archaeoastronomy...

Author: Jarita Holbrook ,  R. Thebe Medupe
ISBN: 9789048176878
Format: Paperback
$446.16

As an emerging subfield of cultural astronomy, African cultural astronomy researchers are focused on training students...  Read More >>

Hydromagnetic Waves in the Magnetosphere and the Ionosphere

Hydromagnetic Waves in the Magnetosphere and the Ionosphere...

Author: Leonid S. Alperovich ,  Evgeny N. Fedorov
ISBN: 9789048176861
Format: Paperback
$551.76

A text that integrates topics pertaining to all scales of the MHD-waves, emphasizing the linkages between the ULF-waves...  Read More >>

Physics of Active Galactic Nuclei at all Scales

Physics of Active Galactic Nuclei at all Scales

Author: Danielle Alloin ,  Rachel Johnson
ISBN: 9783642068331
Format: Paperback
$290.37

The study of the physical processes at work in Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) has kept a large number of astronomers...  Read More >>

Fundamentals of Space Biology: Research on Cells, Animals, and Plants in Space

Fundamentals of Space Biology: Research on Cells, Animals,...

Author: Gilles Clément ,  K. Slenzka
ISBN: 9781441922014
Format: Paperback
$448.77

Fundamentals of Space Biology is the third textbook addressing Space Life Sciences in this Space Technology Library...  Read More >>

Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 35. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy

Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets: Saas-Fee Advanced...

Author: D. Jewitt ,  Kathrin Altwegg
ISBN: 9783642091094
Format: Paperback
$369.57

The study of the Solar system, particularly of its newly discovered outer parts, is one of the hottest topics in...  Read More >>

Heating versus Cooling in Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies: Proceedings of the MPA/ESO/MPE/USM Joint Astronomy Conference held in Garching, Germany, 6-11 August 2006

Heating versus Cooling in Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies:...

Author: Hans Böhringer ,  Gabriel W. Pratt
ISBN: 9783642092572
Format: Paperback
$366.96

Covers a topical conference on the interplay between heating and cooling processes in galaxies and clusters of galaxies....  Read More >>

Chemical Abundances and Mixing in Stars in the Milky Way and its Satellites: Proceedings of the ESO-Arcetrie Workshop held in Castiglione della Pescaia, Italy, 13-17 September, 2004

Chemical Abundances and Mixing in Stars in the Milky...

Author: S. Randich ,  L. Pasquini
ISBN: 9783642070563
Format: Paperback
$145.17

The field of chemical abundances and internal mixing of elements in stars has made large progress. Covering the...  Read More >>

Full Meridian of Glory: Perilous Adventures in the Competition to Measure the Earth

Full Meridian of Glory: Perilous Adventures in the Competition...

Author: Paul Murdin
ISBN: 9781441925954
Format: Paperback
$72.60

To establish the Paris Meridian, the scientists endured hardship, survived danger and gloried in amazing adventures...  Read More >>

Groups of Galaxies in the Nearby Universe: Proceedings of the ESO Workshop held at Santiago de Chile, December 5 - 9, 2005

Groups of Galaxies in the Nearby Universe: Proceedings...

Author: Ivo Saviane ,  Valentin D. Ivanov
ISBN: 9783642090264
Format: Paperback
$314.16

For every galaxy in the field or in clusters, there are about three galaxies in groups. The current generation of...  Read More >>

Cosmology

Cosmology

Author: Dierck-Ekkehard Liebscher
ISBN: 9783642062308
Format: Paperback
$736.56

Cosmology deals with the current state of thinking about the basic questions at the center of the field of cosmology....  Read More >>

The High Energy Solar Corona: Waves, Eruptions, Particles

The High Energy Solar Corona: Waves, Eruptions, Particles...

Author: Karl L. Klein ,  Alexander L. MacKinnon
ISBN: 9783642090769
Format: Paperback
$340.56

An outgrowth of a workshop held by the Community of European Solar Radio Astronomers (CESRA), this volume collects...  Read More >>

Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology – Einstein’s Legacy: Proceedings of the MPE/USM/MPA/ESO Joint Astronomy Conference Held in Munich, Germany, 7-11 November 2005

Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology – Einstein’s...

Author: Bernd Aschenbach ,  Vadim Burwitz
ISBN: 9783642094170
Format: Paperback
$290.37

'Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology' have developed into important and fruitful research areas with a hitherto...  Read More >>

Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology: An Introduction

Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology: An Introduction...

Author: Peter Schneider
ISBN: 9783642069710
Format: Paperback
$237.47

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Ice Ages and Interglacials: Measurements, Interpretation and Models

Ice Ages and Interglacials: Measurements, Interpretation...

Author: Donald Rapp
ISBN: 9783642100512
Format: Paperback
$525.36

This book reviews all information known about ice ages in a scientific format. It explores theories and makes comparisons,...  Read More >>

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