ADVANCES IN ASTRONOMY
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ADVANCES IN ASTRONOMY
From the Big Bang to the Solar System
edited by J M T Thompson (University of Cambridge, UK)
In this highly accessible book, leading scientists from around the world give a general overview of research advances in their subject areas within the field of Astronomy. They describe some of their own cutting-edge research and give their visions of the future. Re-written in a popular and well-illustrated style, the articles are mainly derived from scholarly and authoritative papers published in special issues of the Royal Society�s Philosophical Transactions, the world�s longest running scientific journal. Carefully selected by the journal�s editor, topics include the Big Bang creation of the universe, the formation and evolution of the stars and galaxies, cold dark matter, explosive sun-spot events, and humankind�s exploration of the solar system. The book conveys the excitement and enthusiasm of the authors for their work at the frontiers of astronomy. All are definitive reviews for people with a general interest in the future directions of science.
Contents:
- Cosmology and the Big Bang:
- The Paradigm of Inflation (J García-Bellido)
- Small Scales, Big Issues for Cold Dark Matter (A J Benson)
- Violence and Black Holes in the Hearts of Galaxies (C G Mundell)
- Probing the Universe:
- Quest for Gravitational Waves (B S Sathyaprakash)
- Strong-Field Tests of Relativistic Gravity with Pulsars (M Kramer)
- Gamma-Ray Bursts as Cosmological Probes (N R Tanvir)
- Stars and Conditions for Life:
- Gamma-Ray Bursts (D Lazzati)
- Astrophysical Dust (M Gray)
- Extrasolar Planets (H R A Jones & J S Jenkins)
- Solar System and Climate Change:
- Our Solar System (A Coates)
- The Solar Dynamo (S Tobias)
- Explosions on the Sun (L K Harra)
- and other papers
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Readership: Research scientists, academics, graduates and post-graduates, and
general readers with an interest in science.
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436pp
Pub. date: Oct 2005
eISBN 978-1-86094-713-1
Price: US$153
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