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Carroll, Michael |
Planet Earth, Past and Present |
I12862 |
2023 |
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Lopes, Rosaly M. C |
Io: A New View of Jupiter???s Moon |
I12775 |
2023 |
eBook |
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Steinhauser, Martin Oliver |
Computational Multiscale Modeling of Fluids and Solids |
I12437 |
2022 |
Book |
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Kanas, Nick |
The Caloris Network |
I10391 |
2016 |
eBook |
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Genta, Giancarlo |
A Man From Planet Earth |
I10269 |
2016 |
eBook |
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Schulze-Makuch, Dirk |
The Cosmic Zoo |
I09993 |
2017 |
eBook |
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Schauries, Daniel |
Ion Tracks in Apatite and Quartz |
I08944 |
2018 |
eBook |
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De Blasio, Fabio Vittorio |
Mysteries of Mars |
I08870 |
2018 |
eBook |
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Balmforth, N.J |
Geomorphological Fluid Mechanics |
I11577 |
2001 |
eBook |
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Hofmann-Wellenhof, B |
Global Positioning System |
I11514 |
2001 |
eBook |
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| Title | Planet Earth, Past and Present : Parallels Between Our World and its Celestial Neighbors |
| Author(s) | Carroll, Michael |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2023. |
| Description | XIX, 454 p. 152 illus., 125 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The Earth is not the world it once was, and it is not the world it will always be. This book describes the exciting, complex, and occasionally baffling history of our own planet. Over the course of its 4.5 billion years, Earth has undergone astonishing changes to its surface and atmosphere, at times more closely resembling other planets in our Solar System than the habitable, teeming biosphere of today. Through these otherworldly analogs, author-illustrator Michael Carroll teaches readers about different aspects of our own planet???s past. Our nearest cosmic neighbor, Venus, offers insights into Earth???s own young atmosphere and surface, while Saturn???s moon Titan may offer a window into the genesis of life on Earth. Planet Earth, Past and Present explores these and many more connections. Original art accompanies each chapter, depicting major stages of the Earth???s evolution and providing vivid comparisons to otherplanets or moons. Come along on this journey through the Solar System???a journey that ultimately leads us home |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031413605 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COSMOLOGY
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. GEOLOGY
4. PLANETARY SCIENCE
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| Title | Io: A New View of Jupiter???s Moon |
| Author(s) | Lopes, Rosaly M. C;de Kleer, Katherine;Tuttle Keane, James |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2023. |
| Description | XII, 375 p. 118 illus., 88 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Written by expert researchers, this book covers all the major aspects of research in Jupiter's moon Io, from the interior to its space environment. Io is one of the Solar System???s most exotic satellites. The book discusses Io's interior, geology, atmosphere, and, in particular, its active volcanism, which was discovered from observations by the Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1979, confirming a possibility suggested from theoretical studies based on Io???s orbit. Our knowledge of Io???s volcanism, composition, and space environment was significantly increased as a result of observations by other spacecrafts, including Galileo. More than a decade after the 1st edition, ???Io After Galileo???, this 2nd edition of the book now includes results obtained by the New Horizons mission and, more recently, Juno. It also presents observational results from ground-based telescopes using adaptive optics having provided resolutions that rival those of spacecraft. The book provides a review of the current status of Io research and gives an outlook to planned future observations. It thus serves as reference for researchers in the field and an introduction for PhD students and newcomers planning to study this exotic Solar System moon |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031256707 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROBIOLOGY
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. GEOLOGY
4. PLANETARY SCIENCE
5. SOLAR SYSTEM
6. SPACE PHYSICS
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| Title | Computational Multiscale Modeling of Fluids and Solids : Theory and Applications |
| Author(s) | Steinhauser, Martin Oliver |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2022. |
| Description | XXVII, 432 p. 145 illus., 55 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The expanded 3rd edition of this established textbook offers an updated overview and review of the computational physics techniques used in materials modelling over different length and time scales. It describes in detail the theory and application of some of the most important methods used to simulate materials across the various levels of spatial and temporal resolution. Quantum mechanical methods such as the Hartree-Fock approximation for solving the Schr??dinger equation at the smallest spatial resolution are discussed as well as the Molecular Dynamics and Monte-Carlo methods on the micro- and meso-scale up to macroscopic methods used predominantly in the Engineering world such as Finite Elements (FE) or Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH). Extensively updated throughout, this new edition includes additional sections on polymer theory, statistical physics and continuum theory, the latter being the basis of FE methods and SPH. Each chapter now first provides an overview of the key topics covered, with a new ???key points??? section at the end. The book is aimed at beginning or advanced graduate students who want to enter the field of computational science on multi-scales. It provides an in-depth overview of the basic physical, mathematical and numerical principles for modelling solids and fluids on the micro-, meso-, and macro-scale. With a set of exercises, selected solutions and several case studies, it is a suitable book for students in physics, engineering, and materials science, and a practical reference resource for those already using materials modelling and computational methods in their research |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030989545 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Characterization and Analytical Technique
2. Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
6. Engineering???Data processing
7. GEOLOGY
8. Materials???Analysis
9. Mathematical and Computational Engineering Applications
10. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
11. Mathematics???Data processing
12. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
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| Title | The Caloris Network : A Scientific Novel |
| Author(s) | Kanas, Nick |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | VII, 124 p. 3 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The year is 2130. The first-ever expedition is sent to Mercury to search for the cause of an unknown source of electromagnetic radiation that can destroy space ships passing by the planet. Thought to be inhospitable and lifeless, the surface of Mercury provides startling surprises for the crew that endanger their lives and challenge their established notions of what it means to be a sentient being. And some of the crew members have their own separate agendas ??? The scientific appendix at the end of the book introduces readers to the wondrous world of Mercury and how it has been portrayed in literary fiction up to the present time. The author then uses scientific literature to present a concept of life that is not based on carbon chemistry or the need for water. There is also a discussion of consciousness based on electromagnetic wave theory. References are provided for further reading. Nick Kanas is an Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, where he directed the group therapy training program. For over 20 years he conducted research on group therapy, and for nearly 20 years after that he was the Principal Investigator of NASA-funded research on astronauts and cosmonauts. He is the co-author of Space Psychology and Psychiatry, which won the 2004 International Academy of Astronautics Life Science Book Award, and the author of Humans in Space: The Psychological Hurdles, which won the 2016 International Academy of Astronautics Life Science Book Award. Dr. Kanas has presented talks on space psychology and on celestial mapping at several regional and Worldcon science fiction conventions. A Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (London), he has been an amateur astronomer for over 50 years and is an avid reader of science fiction. He is also the author of two non-fiction books (Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography and Solar System Maps: From Antiquity to the Space Age) and two science fiction novels (The New Martians and The Protos Mandate), all published by Springer |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319305790 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROBIOLOGY
2. ASTRONOMY
3. EARTH
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. GEOLOGY
7. PLANETOLOGY
8. Popular Earth Science
9. Popular Science in Astronomy
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| Title | A Man From Planet Earth : A Scientific Novel |
| Author(s) | Genta, Giancarlo |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | XI, 308 p. 6 illus., 1 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Sometime in the not-too-distant future ... unbeknownst to Earth, the Galaxy is home to a number of spacefaring societies. This confederation enforces a strict protocol forbidding any contact with civilizations that have not yet achieved both a substantial spacefaring capability and sufficient maturity to control the technology explosion before triggering their own extinction. ?? While this policy is intended to only bring in peaceful new members, matters change entirely when the confederation is threatened by some unknown entity - is the menace real or imagined? ??The confederation decides to break with the rules and sends a delegate to Earth to hire one of the supposedly belligerent Earthlings to investigate and to revive the confederation???s long-unused starfleet. The Earthman agrees, but demands a high price: should he succeed, the confederation will have to accept Earth as a new member. As the threat becomes ever more acute, the question soon becomes which mission will prove harder - saving the confederation or convincing it to accept the deal! ?? The extensive appendix, written in non-technical language, reviews the scientific and technological topics underlying the plot - ranging from the Fermi paradox, space travel and artificial/collective intelligence to theories on possible universal convergences in technological and biological development |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319211152 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROBIOLOGY
2. ASTRONOMY
3. EARTH
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. GEOLOGY
7. LIFE SCIENCES
8. PHYSICS
9. Popular Earth Science
10. Popular Life Sciences
11. Popular Science in Astronomy
12. Popular Science in Physics
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| Title | The Cosmic Zoo : Complex Life on Many Worlds |
| Author(s) | Schulze-Makuch, Dirk;Bains, William |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XII, 232 p. 33 illus., 31 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Are humans a galactic oddity, or will complex life with human abilities develop on planets with environments that remain habitable for long enough? In a clear, jargon-free style, two leading researchers in the burgeoning field of astrobiology critically examine the major evolutionary steps that led us from the distant origins of life to the technologically advanced species we are today. Are the key events that took life from simple cells to astronauts unique occurrences that would be unlikely to occur on other planets? By focusing on what life does - it's functional abilities - rather than specific biochemistry or anatomy, the authors provide plausible answers to this question. Systematically exploring the various pathways that led to the complex biosphere we experience on planet Earth, they show that most of the steps along that path are likely to occur on any world hosting life, with only two exceptions: One is the origin of life itself ??? if this is a highly improbable event, then we live in a rather ???empty universe???. However, if this isn???t the case, we inevitably live in a universe containing a myriad of planets hosting complex as well as microbial life - a ???cosmic zoo???. The other unknown is the rise of technologically advanced beings, as exemplified on Earth by humans. Only one technological species has emerged in the roughly 4 billion years life has existed on Earth, and we don???t know of any other technological species elsewhere. If technological intelligence is a rare, almost unique feature of Earth's history, then there can be no visitors to the cosmic zoo other than ourselves. Schulze-Makuch and Bains take the reader through the history of life on Earth, laying out a consistent and straightforward framework for understanding why we should think that advanced, complex life exists on planets other than Earth. They provide a unique perspective on the question that puzzled the human species for centuries: are we alone? |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319620459 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROBIOLOGY
2. ASTRONOMY
3. EARTH
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Evolutionary Biology
7. GEOLOGY
8. LIFE SCIENCES
9. Popular Earth Science
10. Popular Life Sciences
11. Popular Science in Astronomy
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| Title | Ion Tracks in Apatite and Quartz : And Their Behaviour with Temperature and Pressure |
| Author(s) | Schauries, Daniel |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | XVII, 154 p. 67 illus., 5 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book pioneers a novel approach to investigate the effects of pressure on fission tracks, a geological problem that has remained unsolved for 60 years. While conventional techniques to study fission tracks were limited in precision, this book overcomes such issues by using state-of-the-art synchrotron-based x-ray scattering; a technique initially developed for applications in material science and biomedical research. The book provides an overview of the theory and application of small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) on cylindrical ion tracks, including in-situ SAXS on ion tracks with simultaneous increases in temperature and pressure. As such it demonstrates a degree of characterisation normally not achievable with in-situ techniques. Further, it compares SAXS with small angle neutron scattering (SANS). This book has led to a range of publications and attracted the interest of the geological and material science communities. Daniel Schauries has been awarded several prizes for this research, including the Graduate Student Award of the Materials Research Society |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319962832 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
2. Crystallography and Scattering Methods
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. GEOLOGY
6. Measurement Science and Instrumentation
7. Measurement??????
8. Particle acceleration
9. Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics
10. PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS
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| Title | Mysteries of Mars |
| Author(s) | De Blasio, Fabio Vittorio |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Praxis
2. Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | XIII, 189 p. 156 illus., 105 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book introduces the reader to the wonders of Mars, covering all aspects from our past perceptions of the planet through to the latest knowledge on its history, its surface processes such as impact cratering, volcano formation, and glaciation, and its atmosphere and climate. In addition, a series of ten intriguing open issues are considered in a more advanced way. These include such thought-provoking questions as What turned off the planet???s magnetic field?, Why are the northern and southern hemispheres so different?, What was the fate of the once abundant water?, and Is there, or was there, life on Mars? Numerous original figures, unavailable elsewhere, reproduce details of images from Viking, CTX, MOC, HiRISE, THEMIS, and HRSC. The book will appeal especially to general readers interested in planetary sciences, astronomy, astrogeology, and space exploration and to students of Earth Sciences and Natural and Environmental Sciences. The higher-level material on the remaining mysteries of Mars will also be of interest to astrogeologists and other researchers |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319747842 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROBIOLOGY
2. ASTRONOMY
3. EARTH
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. GEOLOGY
7. PLANETARY SCIENCE
8. PLANETARY SCIENCES
9. PLANETOLOGY
10. Popular Earth Science
11. Popular Science in Astronomy
12. SPACE SCIENCES
13. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Geomorphological Fluid Mechanics |
| Author(s) | Balmforth, N.J;Provenzale, A |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2001. |
| Description | X, 582 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Geomorphology deals with some of the most striking patterns of nature. From mountain ranges and mid-ocean ridges, to river networks and sand dunes, there is a whole family of forms, structures, and shapes that demand rationalization as well as mathematical description. In the various chapters of this volume, many of these patterns will be explored and discussed, and attempts will be made to both unravel the reasons for their very existence and to describe their dynamics in quantitative terms. Particular focus will be on lava and mud flows, ice and snow dynamics, river and coastal morphodynamics and landscape formation. Combining a pedagogical approach with up-to-date reviews of forefront research, this volume will serve both postgraduate students and lecturers in search of advanced textbook material, and experienced researchers wishing to get acquainted with the various physical and mathematical approaches in a range of closely related research fields |
| ISBN,Price | 9783540456704 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Applications of Mathematics
2. APPLIED MATHEMATICS
3. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
4. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
5. EARTH SCIENCES
6. Earth Sciences, general
7. EBOOK
8. EBOOK - SPRINGER
9. ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
10. Fluid- and Aerodynamics
11. FLUIDS
12. GEOLOGY
13. GEOPHYSICS
14. Geophysics/Geodesy
15. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
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| Title | Global Positioning System : Theory and Practice |
| Author(s) | Hofmann-Wellenhof, B;Lichtenegger, H;Collins, J |
| Publication | Vienna, Springer Vienna, 2001. |
| Description | XXIV, 382 p. 1 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book is dedicated to Dr. Benjamin William Remondi for many reasons. The project of writing a Global Positioning System (GPS) book was con?? ceived in April 1988 at a GPS meeting in Darmstadt, Germany. Dr. Remondi discussed with me the need for an additional GPS textbook and suggested a possible joint effort. In 1989, I was willing to commit myself to such a project. Unfortunately, the timing was less than ideal for Dr. Remondi. Therefore, I decided to start the project with other coauthors. Dr. Remondi agreed and indicated his willingness to be a reviewer. I selected Dr. Herbert Lichtenegger, my colleague from the Technical University Graz, Austria, and Dr. James Collins from Rockville, Maryland, U.S.A. In my opinion, the knowledge ofthe three authors should cover the wide spectrum of GPS. Dr. Lichtenegger is a geodesist with broad experience in both theory and practice. He has specialized his research to geodetic astron?? omy including orbital theory and geodynamical phenomena. Since 1986, Dr. Lichtenegger's main interest is dedicated to GPS. Dr. Collins retired from the U.S. National Geodetic Survey in 1980, where he was the Deputy Director. For the past ten years, he has been deeply involved in using GPS technology with an emphasis on surveying. Dr. Collins was the founder and president of GeofHydro Inc. My own background is theoretically oriented. My first chief, Prof. Dr. Peter Meissl, was an excellent theoretician; and my former chief, Prof. Dr.mult. Helmut Moritz, fortunately, still is |
| ISBN,Price | 9783709161999 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. Geographical information systems
4. Geographical Information Systems/Cartography
5. GEOGRAPHY
6. Geography, general
7. GEOLOGY
8. GEOPHYSICS
9. Geophysics and Environmental Physics
10. Geophysics/Geodesy
11. Geotechnical engineering
12. Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
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