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Balogh, Andre |
Multi-scale Structure Formation and Dynamics in Cosmic Plasmas |
I10124 |
2016 |
eBook |
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van den Heuvel, Edward |
The Amazing Unity of the Universe |
I10123 |
2016 |
eBook |
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Foster, Vincent S |
Modern Mysteries of the Moon |
I10072 |
2016 |
eBook |
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Nagy, Andrew F |
Plasma Sources of Solar System Magnetospheres |
I10053 |
2016 |
eBook |
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Haywood, Rapha??lle D |
Radial-velocity Searches for Planets Around Active Stars |
I10031 |
2016 |
eBook |
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Webb, Gary |
Magnetohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics: Action Principles and Conservation Laws |
I10016 |
2018 |
eBook |
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L??hr, Hermann |
Magnetic Fields in the Solar System |
I10009 |
2018 |
eBook |
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Ebeling, Werner |
Quantum Statistics of Dense Gases and Nonideal Plasmas |
I09999 |
2017 |
eBook |
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Wu, Ji |
Calling Taikong: A Strategy Report and Study of China's Future Space Science Missions |
I09992 |
2017 |
eBook |
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Campante, Tiago L |
Asteroseismology and Exoplanets: Listening to the Stars and Searching for New Worlds |
I09977 |
2018 |
eBook |
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| Title | Multi-scale Structure Formation and Dynamics in Cosmic Plasmas |
| Author(s) | Balogh, Andre;Bykov, Andrei;Eastwood, Jonathan;Kaastra, Jelle |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2016. |
| Description | V, 357 p. 180 illus., 118 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book offers eleven coordinated reviews on multi-scale structure formation in cosmic plasmas in the Universe. Observations and theories of plasma structures are presented in all relevant astrophysical contexts, from the Earth???s magnetosphere through heliospheric and galactic scales to clusters of galaxies and the large scale structure of the Universe. Basic processes in cosmic plasmas starting from electric currents and the helicity concept governing the dynamics of magnetic structures in planet magnetospheres, stellar winds, and relativistic plasma outflows like pulsar wind nebulae and Active Galactic Nuclei jets are covered. The multi-wavelength view from the radio to gamma-rays with modern high resolution telescopes discussed in the book reveals a beautiful and highly informative picture of both coherent and chaotic plasma structures tightly connected by strong mutual influence. The authors are all leading scientists in their fields, making this book an authoritative, up???to???date and enduring contribution to astrophysics |
| ISBN,Price | 9781493935475 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. PLASMA (IONIZED GASES)
4. PLASMA PHYSICS
5. SPACE SCIENCES
6. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | The Amazing Unity of the Universe : And Its Origin in the Big Bang |
| Author(s) | van den Heuvel, Edward |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | X, 315 p. 210 illus., 172 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | In the first chapters the author describes how our knowledge of the position of Earth in space and time has developed, thanks to the work of many generations of astronomers and physicists. He discusses how our position in the Galaxy was discovered, and how in 1929, Hubble uncovered the fact that the Universe is expanding, leading to the picture of the Big Bang. He then explains how astronomers have found that the laws of physics that were discovered here on Earth and in the Solar System (the laws of mechanics, gravity, atomic physics, electromagnetism, etc.) are valid throughout the Universe. This is illustrated by the fact that all matter in the Universe consists of atoms of the same chemical elements that we know on Earth. This unity is all the more surprising when one realizes that in the original Big Bang theory, different parts of the Universe could never have communicated with each other. It then is a mystery how they could have shared the same physical laws. This problem was solved by the introduction of the idea of inflation, a phase of extremely rapid expansion of the Universe during the first fraction of a second following the Big Bang. The author explains how the unity of the Universe finds its origin in the Big Bang prior to inflation. The book addresses the many fundamental questions about the Universe and its contents from the perspective of the Big Bang: the formation of structure in the Universe, the questions of the mysterious dark matter and dark energy, the possibilities of other Universes (the Multiverse) and of the existence of intelligent life elsewhere in the Universe |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319235431 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. COSMOLOGY
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Popular Science in Astronomy
6. SPACE SCIENCES
7. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Modern Mysteries of the Moon : What We Still Don???t Know About Our Lunar Companion |
| Author(s) | Foster, Vincent S |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | XIX, 363 p. 92 illus., 44 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | There are still many questions that remain about the Moon. From concentric craters to lunar swirls, water vapor and lunar reverberations on impact, Foster collects it all for a fascinating tour that will illuminate the backyard observer's understanding of this easily viewed, yet also imperfectly understood, celestial object. Data from Apollo and a flotilla of unmanned Moon orbiters, crashers, and landers have all contributed to our understanding of the Moon, but these mysteries??linger despite decades of research. When Project Apollo brought back lunar rocks and soil samples, it opened a new chapter of understanding Earth's lone natural satellite, a process that continues to this day, as old results are revisited and new techniques are used on existing samples. Topics such as the origin, evolution, structure and composition of the Moon, however, are still under debate. Lunar research is still an active field of study. New technologies make it possible to continue to learn. But even so, the Moon continues to hold tight to some of its oldest and most cherished secrets. Foster examines many of the most interesting puzzles and what has been revealed by exploring them ??? as well as what questions remain |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319221205 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
3. Astronomy???Observations
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. Observations, Astronomical
7. PLANETOLOGY
8. Popular Science in Astronomy
9. SPACE SCIENCES
10. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Plasma Sources of Solar System Magnetospheres |
| Author(s) | Nagy, Andrew F;Blanc, Michel;Chappell, Charles;Krupp, Norbert |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2016. |
| Description | V, 295 p. 134 illus., 89 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This volume reviews what we know of the corresponding plasma source for each intrinsically magnetized planet. Plasma sources fall essentially in three categories: the solar wind, the ionosphere (both prevalent on Earth), and the satellite-related sources. Throughout the text, the case of each planet is described, including the characteristics, chemical composition and intensity of each source. The authors also describe how the plasma generated at the source regions is transported to populate the magnetosphere, and how it is later lost. To summarize, the dominant sources are found to be the solar wind and sputtered surface ions at Mercury, the solar wind and ionosphere at Earth (the relative importance of the two being discussed in a specific introductory chapter), Io at Jupiter and ??? a big surprise of the Cassini findings ??? Enceladus at Saturn. The situation for Uranus and Neptune, which were investigated by only one fly-by each, is still open and requires further studies and exploration. In the final chapter, the book offers a summary of the little we know of Uranus and Neptune, then summarizes in a comparative way what we know of plasma sources throughout the solar system, and proposes directions for future research. Originally published in Space Science Reviews, Vol. 192, Issues 1-4, 2015 |
| ISBN,Price | 9781493935444 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. PLANETOLOGY
4. PLASMA (IONIZED GASES)
5. PLASMA PHYSICS
6. SPACE SCIENCES
7. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Radial-velocity Searches for Planets Around Active Stars |
| Author(s) | Haywood, Rapha??lle D |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | XV, 140 p. 60 illus., 57 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This thesis develops new and powerful methods for identifying planetary signals in the presence of ???noise??? generated by stellar activity, and explores the physical origin of stellar intrinsic variability, using unique observations of the Sun seen as a star. In particular, it establishes that the intrinsic stellar radial-velocity variations mainly arise from suppression of photospheric convection by magnetic fields. With the advent of powerful telescopes and instruments we are now on the verge of discovering real Earth twins in orbit around other stars. The intrinsic variability of the host stars themselves, however, currently remains the main obstacle to determining the masses of such small planets. The methods developed here combine Gaussian-process regression for modeling the correlated signals arising from evolving active regions on a rotating star, and Bayesian model selection methods for distinguishing genuine planetary signals from false positives produced by stellar magnetic activity. The findings of this thesis represent a significant step towards determining the masses of potentially habitable planets orbiting Sun-like stars. |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319412733 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTROBIOLOGY
2. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
3. Astronomy???Observations
4. ASTROPHYSICS
5. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. Observations, Astronomical
9. SPACE SCIENCES
10. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Magnetohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics: Action Principles and Conservation Laws |
| Author(s) | Webb, Gary |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | XIV, 301 p. 22 illus., 16 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This text focuses on conservation laws in magnetohydrodynamics, gasdynamics and hydrodynamics. A grasp of new conservation laws is essential in fusion and space plasmas, as well as in geophysical fluid dynamics; they can be used to test numerical codes, or to reveal new aspects of the underlying physics, e.g., by identifying the time history of the fluid elements as an important key to understanding fluid vorticity or in investigating the stability of steady flows. The ten Galilean Lie point symmetries of the fundamental action discussed in this book give rise to the conservation of energy, momentum, angular momentum and center of mass conservation laws via Noether???s first theorem. The advected invariants are related to fluid relabeling symmetries ??? so-called diffeomorphisms associated with the Lagrangian map ??? and are obtained by applying the Euler-Poincare approach to Noether???s second theorem. The book discusses several variants of helicity including kinetic helicity, cross helicity, magnetic helicity, Ertels??? theorem and potential vorticity, the Hollman invariant, and the Godbillon Vey invariant. The book develops the non-canonical Hamiltonian approach to MHD using the non-canonical Poisson bracket, while also refining the multisymplectic approach to ideal MHD and obtaining novel nonlocal conservation laws. It also briefly discusses Anco and Bluman???s direct method for deriving conservation laws. A range of examples is used to illustrate topological invariants in MHD and fluid dynamics, including the Hopf invariant, the Calugareanu invariant, the Taylor magnetic helicity reconnection hypothesis for magnetic fields in highly conducting plasmas, and the magnetic helicity of Alfv??n simple waves, MHD topological solitons, and the Parker Archimedean spiral magnetic field. The Lagrangian map is used to obtain a class of solutions for incompressible MHD. The Aharonov-Bohm interpretation of magnetic helicity and cross helicity is discussed. In closing, examples of magnetosonic N-waves are used to illustrate the role of the wave number and group velocity concepts for MHD waves. This self-contained and pedagogical guide to the fundamentals will benefit postgraduate-level newcomers and seasoned researchers alike |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319725116 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSICS
4. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
5. Fluid- and Aerodynamics
6. FLUIDS
7. GEOPHYSICS
8. Geophysics/Geodesy
9. PLASMA (IONIZED GASES)
10. PLASMA PHYSICS
11. SPACE SCIENCES
12. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Magnetic Fields in the Solar System : Planets, Moons and Solar Wind Interactions |
| Author(s) | L??hr, Hermann;Wicht, Johannes;Gilder, Stuart A;Holschneider, Matthias |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | XVIII, 413 p. 163 illus., 102 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book addresses and reviews many of the still little understood questions related to the processes underlying planetary magnetic fields and their interaction with the solar wind. With focus on research carried out within the German Priority Program ???PlanetMag???, it also provides an overview of the most recent research in the field. Magnetic fields play an important role in making a planet habitable by protecting the environment from the solar wind. Without the geomagnetic field, for example, life on Earth as we know it would not be possible. And results from recent space missions to Mars and Venus strongly indicate that planetary magnetic fields play a vital role in preventing atmospheric erosion by the solar wind. However, very little is known about the underlying interaction between the solar wind and a planet???s magnetic field. The book takes a synergistic interdisciplinary approach that combines newly developed tools for data acquisition and analysis, computer simulations of planetary interiors and dynamos, models of solar wind interaction, measurement of ancient terrestrial rocks and meteorites, and laboratory investigations |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319642925 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. PLANETOLOGY
4. SPACE SCIENCES
5. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Quantum Statistics of Dense Gases and Nonideal Plasmas |
| Author(s) | Ebeling, Werner;Fortov, Vladimir E;Filinov, Vladimir |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XV, 562 p. 163 illus., 79 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The aim of this book is the pedagogical exploration of the basic principles of quantum-statistical thermodynamics as applied to various states of matter ??? ranging from rare gases to astrophysical matter with high-energy density. The reader will learn in this work that thermodynamics and quantum statistics are still the concepts on which even the most advanced research is operating - despite of a flood of modern concepts, classical entities like temperature, pressure, energy and entropy are shown to remain fundamental. The physics of gases, plasmas and high-energy density matter is still a growing field and even though solids and liquids dominate our daily life, more than 99 percent of the visible Universe is in the state of gases and plasmas and the overwhelming part of matter exists at extreme conditions connected with very large energy densities, such as in the interior of stars. This text, combining material from lectures and advanced seminars given by the authors over many decades, is a must-have introduction and reference for both newcomers and seasoned researchers alike |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319666372 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
2. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. PLASMA (IONIZED GASES)
6. PLASMA PHYSICS
7. QUANTUM PHYSICS
8. SPACE SCIENCES
9. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
10. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
11. Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems
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| Title | Calling Taikong: A Strategy Report and Study of China's Future Space Science Missions |
| Author(s) | Wu, Ji |
| Publication | Singapore, Springer Singapore, 2017. |
| Description | IX, 52 p. 19 illus., 6 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book describes the status quo of space science in China, details the scientific questions to be addressed by the Chinese space science community in 2016-2030, and proposes key strategic goals, space science programs and missions, the roadmap and implementation approaches. Further, it explores the supporting technologies needed and provides an outlook of space science beyond the year 2030. ???Taikong??? means ???outer space??? in Chinese, and space science is one of the most important areas China plans to develop in the near future. This book is authored by Ji Wu, a leader of China's space science program, together with National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, a leading institute responsible for planning and managing most of China???s space science missions. It also embodies the viewpoints shared by many space scientists and experts on future space science development. Through this book, general readers and researchers alike will gain essential insights into the current developments and future prospects of space science in China. Government decision-makers will also find the book a useful reference for strategies and planning in the field of space science |
| ISBN,Price | 9789811067372 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. ECONOMIC POLICY
7. R & D/Technology Policy
8. Solar and Heliospheric Physics
9. SOLAR SYSTEM
10. SPACE SCIENCES
11. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Asteroseismology and Exoplanets: Listening to the Stars and Searching for New Worlds : IVth Azores International Advanced School in Space Sciences |
| Author(s) | Campante, Tiago L;Santos, Nuno C;Monteiro, M??rio J. P. F. G |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | XVI, 282 p. 74 illus., 53 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book presents the proceedings of the IVth Azores International Advanced School in Space Sciences entitled "Asteroseismology and Exoplanets: Listening to the Stars and Searching for New Worlds". The school addressed the topics at the forefront of scientific research being conducted in the fields of asteroseismology and exoplanetary science, two fields of modern astrophysics that share many synergies and resources. These proceedings comprise the contributions from 18 invited lecturers, including both monographic presentations and a number of hands-on tutorials |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319593159 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Observations, Astronomical
8. SPACE SCIENCES
9. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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