Challenges to Astronomy and Astrophysics

Challenges to Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Publisher : National Academies
Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : UCR:31210004048466
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Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Challenges to Astronomy and Astrophysics by : National Research Council (U.S.). Astronomy Survey Committee

Challenges of Astronomy

Challenges of Astronomy
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 9781461244349
ISBN-13 : 146124434X
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Challenges of Astronomy by : W. Schlosser

A unique collection of thirty experiments ranging from ancient astronomy to cosmology, each containing one or more challenges for the reader. The progression here is from the Earth outward through the solar system to the stellar and galactic realm. Topics include the shape of the sky; Stonehenge as a stone-age abacus; determining the size of the Earth; the distance of the moon, stars and planets; planetary mass, density, temperature and atmosphere; the speed of light; the nature of the quiet and active sun; photometry and spectroscopy; star clusters and variable stars; and fundamental properties of stars.

Unsolved Problems in Astrophysics

Unsolved Problems in Astrophysics
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 398
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ISBN-10 : 0691016062
ISBN-13 : 9780691016061
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Unsolved Problems in Astrophysics by : John N. Bahcall

The field of astrophysics is in the midst of a technological renaissance. The emphasis of this collection of essays, composed by a stellar group of astronomers and astrophysicists, is on the current state of our knowledge as a preparation for future unraveling of more mysteries of the universe, which appear most amenable to solution. Aspiring atrophysicists will be enthralled.

New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics

New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 9780309157995
ISBN-13 : 0309157994
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics by : National Research Council

Driven by discoveries, and enabled by leaps in technology and imagination, our understanding of the universe has changed dramatically during the course of the last few decades. The fields of astronomy and astrophysics are making new connections to physics, chemistry, biology, and computer science. Based on a broad and comprehensive survey of scientific opportunities, infrastructure, and organization in a national and international context, New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics outlines a plan for ground- and space- based astronomy and astrophysics for the decade of the 2010's. Realizing these scientific opportunities is contingent upon maintaining and strengthening the foundations of the research enterprise including technological development, theory, computation and data handling, laboratory experiments, and human resources. New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics proposes enhancing innovative but moderate-cost programs in space and on the ground that will enable the community to respond rapidly and flexibly to new scientific discoveries. The book recommends beginning construction on survey telescopes in space and on the ground to investigate the nature of dark energy, as well as the next generation of large ground-based giant optical telescopes and a new class of space-based gravitational observatory to observe the merging of distant black holes and precisely test theories of gravity. New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics recommends a balanced and executable program that will support research surrounding the most profound questions about the cosmos. The discoveries ahead will facilitate the search for habitable planets, shed light on dark energy and dark matter, and aid our understanding of the history of the universe and how the earliest stars and galaxies formed. The book is a useful resource for agencies supporting the field of astronomy and astrophysics, the Congressional committees with jurisdiction over those agencies, the scientific community, and the public.

Cosmology and Astrophysics Through Problems

Cosmology and Astrophysics Through Problems
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 518
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ISBN-10 : 0521467837
ISBN-13 : 9780521467834
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Cosmology and Astrophysics Through Problems by : T. Padmanabhan

An innovative textbook that provides a unique approach to beginning research in cosmology and high energy astrophysics through a series of problems and answers.

Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium

Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 401
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ISBN-10 : 9780309070379
ISBN-13 : 0309070376
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millennium by : National Research Council

In preparing the report, Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millenium , the AASC made use of a series of panel reports that address various aspects of ground- and space-based astronomy and astrophysics. These reports provide in-depth technical detail. Astronomy and Astrophysics in the New Millenium: An Overview summarizes the science goals and recommended initiatives in a short, richly illustrated, non-technical booklet.

Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy V

Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy V
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 544
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ISBN-10 : 9781461435204
ISBN-13 : 146143520X
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy V by : Eric D. Feigelson

This volume contains a selection of chapters based on papers to be presented at the Fifth Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy Symposium. The symposium will be held June 13-15th at Penn State University. Modern astronomical research faces a vast range of statistical issues which have spawned a revival in methodological activity among astronomers. The Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy V conference will bring astronomers and statisticians together to discuss methodological issues of common interest. Time series analysis, image analysis, Bayesian methods, Poisson processes, nonlinear regression, maximum likelihood, multivariate classification, and wavelet and multiscale analyses are all important themes to be covered in detail. Many problems will be introduced at the conference in the context of large-scale astronomical projects including LIGO, AXAF, XTE, Hipparcos, and digitized sky surveys.

Issues in Astronomy and Astrophysics: 2012 Edition

Issues in Astronomy and Astrophysics: 2012 Edition
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Publisher : ScholarlyEditions
Total Pages : 734
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ISBN-10 : 9781481645539
ISBN-13 : 1481645536
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Issues in Astronomy and Astrophysics: 2012 Edition by :

Issues in Astronomy and Astrophysics / 2012 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ eBook that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Planetary Science. The editors have built Issues in Astronomy and Astrophysics: 2012 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Planetary Science in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in Astronomy and Astrophysics: 2012 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.

Working Papers

Working Papers
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 347
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ISBN-10 : 9780309043830
ISBN-13 : 0309043832
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Working Papers by : National Research Council

This volume contains working papers on astronomy and astrophysics prepared by 15 non-National Research Council panels in areas ranging from radio astronomy to the status of the profession.

Cosmic Challenge

Cosmic Challenge
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
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ISBN-10 : 9781139493680
ISBN-13 : 113949368X
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Cosmic Challenge by : Philip S. Harrington

Listing more than 500 sky targets, both near and far, in 187 challenges, this observing guide will test novice astronomers and advanced veterans alike. Its unique mix of Solar System and deep-sky targets will have observers hunting for the Apollo lunar landing sites, searching for satellites orbiting the outermost planets, and exploring hundreds of star clusters, nebulae, distant galaxies, and quasars. Each target object is accompanied by a rating indicating how difficult the object is to find, an in-depth visual description, an illustration showing how the object realistically looks, and a detailed finder chart to help you find each challenge quickly and effectively. The guide introduces objects often overlooked in other observing guides and features targets visible in a variety of conditions, from the inner city to the dark countryside. Challenges are provided for the naked eye, through binoculars and the largest backyard telescopes.