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Astronomy, space & time
Hardback. This volume examines the internal structure, origin and evolution of white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes, all objects at the final stage of stellar evolution. It covers topics such as: pulsation of white dwarfs; millisecond pulsars; and the dynamics around black holes. Editor(s): Meynet, Georges; Schaerer, Daniel. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PGG; PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540615200
- ISBN
- 9783540615200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.41
€ 129.41
Paperback. Based on the Interdisciplinary Inversion Conference held at the University of Aarhus, this book offers a wide variety of examples and theoretical background in the field of inversion techniques. Inversion concepts have become an integral part of experimental data in recent years. Editor(s): Jacobsen, Bo H.; Mosegaard, Klaus; Sibani, Paolo. Series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PHVG; RBG; RGY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 557.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540616931
- ISBN
- 9783540616931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.64
€ 67.64
Hardback. Translator(s): Blinov, A.Y.; Romanova, M. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 339 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540632627
- ISBN
- 9783540632627
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.65
€ 200.65
Hardback. Contains the written versions of the lectures given at the 26th course of the "Saas-Fee" series. This book represents a review of the field of galaxy interaction. It includes lectures aiming at a better understanding of the phenomena associated with galaxies. Editor(s): Friedli, D.; Martinet, L.; Pfenniger, D. Num Pages: 405 pages, 164 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 405
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540635697
- ISBN
- 9783540635697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.51
€ 130.51
Paperback. An introduction to the basic processes involved in the physics of starbursts, the phenomenological concepts which are used to describe and model their triggering and evolution, and their link to galaxy formation and history. Editor(s): Guiderdoni, B.; Kembhavi, A. Series: Centre de Physique des Houches. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 471.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540647010
- ISBN
- 9783540647010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.66
€ 131.66
Hardback. This monograph presents a comprehensive and detailed explanation for the planetary rings of Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter and Neptune, exploring their structures such as narrow ringlets, spiral waves and chain of vortices. The book should be of interest to astronomers, physicists and students. Translator(s): Haar, Dirk ter. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 458 pages, 29 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 829.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540648642
- ISBN
- 9783540648642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.88
€ 136.88
Mathematical and Quantum Aspects of Relativity and Cosmology
. Ed(S): Cotsakis, Spiros; Gibbons, G.W.
hardcover. This text reviews recent progress in black-hole and wormhole theory, and in mathematical cosmology within the framework of Einstein's field equations and beyond, including quantum effects. Editor(s): Cotsakis, Spiros; Gibbons, G.W. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGC; PHR; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540668657
- ISBN
- 9783540668657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.86
€ 132.86
Hardback. The aim of this book is to give graduate students an overview of quantum gravity but it also covers related topics from astrophysics. Some contributions serve as an introduction into basic conceptual concepts like time in quantum gravity or the emergence of a classical world from quantum cosmology. Editor(s): Kowalski-Gilman, J. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHQ; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540669104
- ISBN
- 9783540669104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.39
€ 135.39
Hardback. This volume presents important aspects of modern research on the mathematical structure of Einstein's field equations and they show how to extract their physical content from them by mathematically exact methods. Editor(s): Schmidt, Bernd G. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 433 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBMP; PGK; PHR; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 433
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540670735
- ISBN
- 9783540670735
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.56
€ 136.56
Hardback. Includes an introduction to the computation of celestial mechanics, covering from astronomical and computational theory to the construction of rapid and accurate applications programs. This book supplies the necessary knowledge and software solutions for determining and predicting positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, solar eclipses, and much more. Translator(s): Dunlop, Storm. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 4th Corrected ed. 2000. Corr. 4th printing 2009
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540672210
- ISBN
- 9783540672210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.52
€ 195.52
Astronomie Spatiale Infrarouge, Aujourd'Hui Et Demain Infrared Space A...
. Ed(S): Casoli, F.; Lequeux, J.; David, F.
Hardback. Brings together the lectures given at the Les Houches summer school "Infrared space astronomy, today and tomorrow". This work gives an overview of infrared astronomy. It provides an introduction to the basic physical processes and methods of detection and data processing. Editor(s): Casoli, F.; Lequeux, J.; David, F. Series: Houches - Ecole D'ete De Physique Theorique. Num Pages: 488 pages, 175 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540673866
- ISBN
- 9783540673866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 285.23
€ 285.23
Hardback. This text addresses the concepts and methods of the respective construction techniques leading to the stellar FK5 frame and to the newly adopted radio interferometric ICRF with its extension to optical wavelengths by Hipparcos. The VLBI technique as applied to astronomy is presented in detail. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 247 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGG; PHVB; RGY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540674368
- ISBN
- 9783540674368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.55
€ 132.55
hardcover. The authors, principal investigators of the ISO mission, present a host of new data analyses that should trigger novel astro-physical research in the far-infrared. There is emphasis on object-oriented presentation of the observations. Editor(s): Lemke, D.; Stickel, M.; Wilke, K. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 448 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM; PHJ; PHVB; PNFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540674795
- ISBN
- 9783540674795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.74
€ 75.74
Hardback. This text contains two surveys. One concerns knowledge of the relative and absolute ages of globular clusters and probes of the galaxy's chronology. The other is on globular cluster systems as subpopulations of one galaxy's stars. Editor(s): Labhardt, L. Series: Saas-Fee Advanced Course. Num Pages: 418 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBWR; PGM; PHN; PHVB; TGMD4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540676461
- ISBN
- 9783540676461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.47
€ 191.47
Hardback. Since satellites, especially SIGMA and Beppo-SAX, gave a completely new picture of our universe, gamma-ray astronomy has become an integral part of astronomical research. This book provides a comprehensive presentation of this field of research, addressing both graduate students and researchers. Editor(s): Schonfelder, Volker. Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library. Num Pages: 409 pages, 121 black & white illustrations, 29 colour illustrations, 20 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: PGG; PHN; PHP; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 872.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 409
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540678748
- ISBN
- 9783540678748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.58
€ 130.58
Hardback. Offers a background in modern high spatial resolution techniques, illustrating how such methods have impacted on our understanding of young stars. This book provides insight into observing from space as well as the ground, the use of interferometers at millimeter and infrared wavelengths, and image analysis and spectral diagnostic techniques. Editor(s): Whelan, Emma; Bacciotti, Francesca; Testi, Leonardo. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540680314
- ISBN
- 9783540680314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.61
€ 133.61
hardcover. Presents the edited lecture notes of the First JETSET School on Jets from Young Stars: Models and Constraints, held by the Marie Curie Research and Training Network on JET Simulations, Experiments and Theory. This book deals with theoretical knowledge of magneto-hydrodynamic processes pertinent to the jet launching mechanism in young stars. Editor(s): Whelan, Emma; Ferreira, Jonathan; Dougados, Catherine. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 239 pages, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540680338
- ISBN
- 9783540680338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.59
€ 71.59
Hardback. Starting from Mars outward, this concise and illustrated handbook provides thorough information on the satellites of the planets in the solar system. Readers interested in the history and mythological backgrounds of astronomy will enjoy this beautiful volume. Num Pages: 142 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540688525
- ISBN
- 9783540688525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.45
€ 127.45
Hardback. Editor(s): Altwegg-von Burg, Kathrin; Benz, Willy; Thomas, Nicolas. Series: Saas-Fee Advanced Course. Num Pages: 270 pages, 114 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations, 13 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: PGC; TTDS; VXQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540719571
- ISBN
- 9783540719571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.93
€ 128.93
Hardback. This book discusses the beginnings of the process of galaxy formation from cosmological observations and calculations. It also considers the broad features of galaxies that we need to explain and what we know of their later history. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540725343
- ISBN
- 9783540725343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.47
€ 68.47