Astrophysics Space Science category: 1588 books
Gravitational Wave Astrophysics
Proceedings of the Third Session of the Sant Cugat Forum on Astrophysics
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
This book offers review chapters written by invited speakers of the 3rd Session of the Sant Cugat Forum on Astrophysics - Gravitational Waves Astrophysics. All chapters have been peer reviewed. The book goes beyond normal conference proceedings in that it provides a wide panorama of the astrophysics of gravitational waves and serves as a reference work for researchers in the field.
Kappa Distributions
Theory and Applications in Plasmas
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2017
Kappa Distributions: Theory and Applications in Plasmas presents the theoretical developments of kappa distributions, their applications in plasmas, and how they affect the underpinnings of our understanding of space and plasma physics, astrophysics, and statistical mechanics/thermodynamics. Separated...
Probes of Multimessenger Astrophysics
Charged cosmic rays, neutrinos, γ-rays and gravitational waves
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018
"I have taught from and enjoyed the first edition of the book. The selection of topics is the best I've seen. Maurizio Spurio gives very clear presentations using a generous amount of observational data. "
James Matthews (Louisiana State University)
This is the second edition...
The Future of Humanity
Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The #1 bestselling author of The Future of the Mind traverses the frontiers of astrophysics, artificial intelligence, and technology to offer a stunning vision of man's future in space, from settling Mars to traveling to distant galaxies.**
We are entering...
Vacation Guide to the Solar System
Science for the Savvy Space Traveler!
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Packed with real science and fueled by imagination, a beautifully illustrated guide to traveling in our solar system
Imagine taking a hike along the windswept red plains of Mars to dig for signs of life, or touring one of Jupiter's sixty-four moons where you can photograph its swirling storms....
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
This is a comprehensive guide to the search for planets outside our solar system (called exoplanets), particularly Earth-like habitable worlds, and the work of the pioneering NASA planet-finding space telescope, Kepler. In addition to detailed coverage of the Kepler spacecraft and its discoveries,...
by Leonard S Kisslinger
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2016
The aim of this book is to teach undergraduate college or university students, and adults interested in astronomy and astrophysics, the basic mathematics and physics concepts needed to understand the evolution of the universe, and based on this to teach the astrophysical theories behind evolution...
Plasma Physics
An Introduction to Laboratory, Space, and Fusion Plasmas
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
The enlarged new edition of this textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the basic processes in plasmas and demonstrates that the same fundamental concepts describe cold gas-discharge plasmas, space plasmas, and hot fusion plasmas. Starting from particle drifts in magnetic fields, the principles...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
These official final program mission reports issued by the NASA Johnson Space Center cover missions in 1999: STS-96, STS-93, and STS-103. In these thorough reports, with information and specifics not available on NASA website mission descriptions, each orbiter system is reviewed in detail along with...
by James Binney
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2016
Astrophysics is the physics of the stars, and more widely the physics of the Universe. It enables us to understand the structure and evolution of planetary systems, stars, galaxies, interstellar gas, and the cosmos as a whole. In this Very Short Introduction, the leading astrophysicist James Binney...
Astrophysics through Computation
With Mathematica® Support
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2013
This new text surveys a series of fundamental problems in astrophysics, both analytically and computationally, for advanced students in physics and astrophysics. The contents are supported by more than 110 class-tested Mathematica® notebooks, allowing rigorous solutions to be explored in a visually...
by Malcolm S. Longair
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2011
Providing students with an in-depth account of the astrophysics of high energy phenomena in the Universe, the third edition of this well-established textbook is ideal for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate courses in high energy astrophysics. Building on the concepts and techniques taught...
Nonlocal Astrophysics
Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Physical Vacuum
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2017
Non-Local Astrophysics: Dark Matter, Dark Energy and Physical Vacuum highlights the most significant features of non-local theory, a highly effective tool for solving many physical problems in areas where classical local theory runs into difficulties. The book provides the fundamental science behind...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
This official NASA internal document - converted for accurate flowing-text ebook format reproduction - is a comprehensive evaluation of the operational and engineering aspects of the first manned visit to the Skylab space station and includes the performance of experiment hardware that is under Johnson...