T. Oswalt – Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems (6 Volume set, 2013)

Автор: T. Oswalt
Название книги: Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems (6 Volume set, 2013)
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Астрономия
Страницы: 643 + 525 + 556 + 801 + 1140 + 695
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

Volume 1: Telescopes and Instrumentation
his is volume 1 of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems, a six-volume compendium of modern astronomical research, covering subjects of key interest to the main fields of contemporary astronomy. This volume on Telescopes and Instrumentation edited by Ian S. McLean presents, after a general Introduction to Telescopes, accessible review chapters on Robotic and Survey Telescopes, Segmented Mirror Telescopes, Honeycomb Mirrors for Large Telescopes, Active Thin-Mirror Telescopes, Optical and Infrared Interferometers, Submillimeter Telescopes, Radio Telescopes, Space Telescopes in the Ultraviolet, Optical, and Infrared (UV/O/IR), CMB Telescopes and Optical Systems, Very- High-Energy Gamma-Ray Telescopes, Instrumentation and Detectors, Silicon-Based Image Sensors, Long-Wavelength Infrared Detectors, and Astronomical Spectrographs.
All chapters of the handbook were written by practicing professionals. They include sufficient background material and references to the current literature to allow readers to learn enough about a specialty within astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology to get started on their own practical research projects. In the spirit of the series Stars and Stellar Systems published by Chicago University Press in the 1960s and 1970s, each chapter of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems can stand on its own as a fundamental review of its respective sub-discipline, and each volume can be used as a textbook or recommended reference work for advanced undergraduate or postgraduate courses. Advanced students and professional astronomers in their roles as both lecturers and researchers will welcome Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems as a comprehensive and pedagogical reference work on astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology.
Introduction to Telescopes
Robotic and Survey Telescopes
Segmented Mirror Telescopes
Honeycomb Mirrors for Large Telescopes
Active Thin-Mirror Telescopes
Optical and Infrared Interferometers
Submillimeter Telescopes
Radio Telescopes
Space Telescopes in the Ultraviolet, Optical, and Infrared (UV/O/IR) CMB Telescopes and Optical Systems
Very-High-Energy Gamma-Ray Telescopes
Instrumentation and Detectors
Silicon-Based Image Sensors
Long-Wavelength Infrared Detectors
Astronomical Spectrographs

Volume 2: Astronomical Techniques, Software, and Data
This is volume 2 of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems, a six-volume compendium of modern astronomical research, covering subjects of key interest to the main fields of contemporary astronomy. This volume on Astronomical Techniques, Software, and Data edited by Howard E. Bond presents accessible review chapters on Astronomical Photometry, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Infrared Astronomy Fundamentals, Astronomical Polarimetry: Polarized Views of Stars and Planets, Sky Surveys,Techniques of Radio Astronomy,Radio and Optical Interferometry: Basic Observing Techniques and Data Analysis, Absolute Calibration of Spectrophotometric Standard Stars,Virtual Observatories, Data Mining, and Astroinformatics, Statistical Methods for Astronomy, Numerical Techniques in Astrophysics . All chapters of the handbook were written by practicing professionals. They include sufficient background material and references to the current literature to allow readers to learn enough about a specialty within astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology to get started on their own practical research projects. In the spirit of the series Stars and Stellar Systems published by Chicago University Press in the 1960s and 1970s, each chapter of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems can stand on its own as a fundamental review of its respective sub-discipline, and each volume can be used as a textbook or recommended reference work for advanced undergraduate or postgraduate courses. Advanced students and professional astronomers in their roles as both lecturers and researchers will welcome Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems as a comprehensive and pedagogical reference work on astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology.
Astronomical Photometry
Astronomical Spectroscopy
Infrared Astronomy Fundamentals
Astronomical Polarimetry: Polarized Views of Stars and Planets
Sky Surveys
Techniques of Radio Astronomy
Radio and Optical Interferometry: Basic Observing Techniques and Data Analysis
Absolute Calibration of Astronomical Flux Standards
VirtualObservatories, DataMining, and Astroinformatics StatisticalMethods for Astronomy
Numerical Techniques in Astrophysics

Volume 3: Solar and Stellar Planetary Systems
Presents comprehensive coverage of state-of-the-art 21st century Planetary Systems research
Provides the essential background and directs readers to other seminal literature on the topics discussed
Well-suited for lecturers and students as material for advanced courses in astronomy
Volume 3 of a six-volume compendium of modern astronomical research covering subjects of key interest to the main fields of contemporary astronomy and astrophysical cosmology
This is volume 3 of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems, a six-volume compendium of modern astronomical research covering subjects of key interest to the main fields of contemporary astronomy. This volume on Solar and Stellar Planetary Systems edited by Linda French and Paul Kalas presents accessible review chapters From Disks to Planets, Dynamical Evolution of Planetary Systems, The Terrestrial Planets, Gas and Ice Giant Interiors, Atmospheres of Jovian Planets, Planetary Magnetospheres, Planetary Rings, An Overview of the Asteroids and Meteorites, Dusty Planetary Systems and Exoplanet Detection Methods.
All chapters of the handbook were written by practicing professionals. They include sufficient background material and references to the current literature to allow readers to learn enough about a specialty within astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology to get started on their own practical research projects. In the spirit of the series Stars and Stellar Systems published by Chicago University Press in the 1960s and 1970s, each chapter of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems can stand on its own as a fundamental review of its respective sub-discipline, and each volume can be used as a textbook or recommended reference work for advanced undergraduate or postgraduate courses. Advanced students and professional astronomers in their roles as both lecturers and researchers will welcome Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems as a comprehensive and pedagogical reference work on astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology.
Table of contents
From Disks to Planets
Dynamical evolution of planetary systems
The Terrestrial Planets
Gas and Ice Giant Interiors
Atmospheres of Jovian Planets
Planetary Magnetosphere
Planetary Rings
An Overview of the Asteroids and Meteorites
Dusty Planetary Systems
Exoplanet Detection Methods

Volume 4: Stellar Structure and Evolution
This is volume 4 of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems, a six-volume compendium of modern astronomical research, covering subjects of key interest to the main fields of contemporary astronomy. This volume on Stellar Structure and Evolution edited by Martin A. Barstow presents accessible review chapters on Stellar Structure, Stellar Atmospheres, The Sun as a Star, Asteroseismology, Star Formation, Young Stellar Objects and Protostellar Disks, Brown Dwarfs, Evolution of Solar and Intermediate- Mass Stars, The Evolution of High Mass Stars, Stellar Activity, White Dwarf Stars, Black Holes and Neutron Stars, Binaries and Multiple Stellar Systems, Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts, and Stellar Winds.
All chapters of the handbook were written by practicing professionals. They include sufficient background material and references to the current literature to allow readers to learn enough about a specialty within astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology to get started on their own practical research projects. In the spirit of the series Stars and Stellar Systems published by Chicago University Press in the 1960s and 1970s, each chapter of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems can stand on its own as a fundamental review of its respective sub-discipline, and each volume can be used as a textbook or recommended reference work for advanced undergraduate or postgraduate courses. Advanced students and professional astronomers in their roles as both lecturers and researchers will welcome Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems as a comprehensive and pedagogical reference work on astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology.
Stellar Structure
Stellar Atmospheres
The Sun as a Star
Asteroseismology
Star Formation
Young Stellar Objects and Protostellar Disks
Brown Dwarfs
Evolution of Solar and Intermediate-Mass Stars
The Evolution of High-Mass Stars Stellar Activity
White Dwarf Stars
Black Holes and Neutron Stars
Binaries andMultiple Stellar Systems
Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts
StellarWinds

Volume 5: Galactic Structure and Stellar
All chapters of the handbook were written by practicing professionals. They include sufficient background material and references to the current literature to allow readers to learn enough about a specialty within astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology to get started on their own practical research projects. In the spirit of the series Stars and Stellar Systems published by Chicago University Press in the 1960s and 1970s, each chapter of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems can stand on its own as a fundamental review of its respective sub-discipline, and each volume can be used as a textbook or recommended reference work for advanced undergraduate or postgraduate courses. Advanced students and professional astronomers in their roles as both lecturers and researchers will welcome Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems as a comprehensive and pedagogical reference work on astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology.
Stellar Populations
Chemical Abundances as Population Tracers
Metal-Poor Stars and the Chemical Enrichment of the Universe
The Stellar and Sub-Stellar InitialMass Function of Simple and Composite Populations
The Galactic Nucleus
The Galactic Bulge
Open Clusters and Their Role in the Galaxy
Star Counts and the Nature of the Galactic Thick Disk
The Infrared Galaxy Interstellar PAHs and Dust
Galactic Neutral Hydrogen
High-Velocity Clouds
Magnetic Fields in Galaxies
Astrophysics of Galactic Charged Cosmic Rays
Gamma-Ray Emission of Supernova Remnants and the Origin of Galactic Cosmic Rays
Galactic Distance Scales
Globular Cluster Dynamical Evolution
Dynamics of Disks and Warps
Mass Distribution and Rotation Curve in the Galaxy
Dark Matter in the Galactic Dwarf Spheroidal Satellites
History of DarkMatter in Galaxies

Volume 6: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology
This is volume 6 of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems, a six-volume compendium of modern astronomical research, covering subjects of key interest to the main fields of contemporary astronomy. This volume on Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology edited by William C. Keel presents accessible review chapters on Galaxy Morphology, Elliptical and Disk Galaxy Structure and Modern Scaling Laws, Star Formation in Galaxies, The Cool ISM in Galaxies, The Influence of Environment on Galaxy Evolution, Clusters of Galaxies, Active Galactic Nuclei, Large Scale Structure of the Universe, Distance Scale of the Universe, Galaxies in the Cosmological Context, Evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei, The Intergalactic Medium, and Cosmic Microwave Background. All chapters of the handbook were written by practicing professionals. They include sufficient background material and references to the current literature to allow readers to learn enough about a specialty within astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology to get started on their own practical research projects. In the spirit of the series Stars and Stellar Systems published by Chicago University Press in the 1960s and 1970s, each chapter of Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems can stand on its own as a fundamental review of its respective sub-discipline, and each volume can be used as a textbook or recommended reference work for advanced undergraduate or postgraduate courses. Advanced students and professional astronomers in their roles as both lecturers and researchers will welcome Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems as a comprehensive and pedagogical reference work on astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology.
Galaxy Morphology
Elliptical and Disk Galaxy Structure and Modern Scaling Laws
Star Formation in Galaxies
The Cool ISM in Galaxies
The Influence of Environment on Galaxy Evolution
Clusters of Galaxies
Active Galactic Nuclei
The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe
The Distance Scale of the Universe
Galaxies in the Cosmological Context
Evolution of Active Galactic Nuclei
The Intergalactic Medium
Cosmic Microwave Backgroun