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ISBN: 9781107669369 - The Cosmic Century The Cosmic Century
Malcolm S Longair

ISBN10: 1107669367  ISBN13: 9781107669369
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 31 Jan 2013
Reviews the historical development of all the key areas of modern astrophysics. The twentieth-century witnessed the development of astrophysics and cosmology from subjects which scarcely existed to two of the most exciting and demanding areas of... More

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ISBN: 9781107016569 - Stellar Evolution Physics (Vol. 1) Stellar Evolution Physics (Vol. 1)
Icko Iben

ISBN10: 1107016568  ISBN13: 9781107016569
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 29 Nov 2012
Describes how stars respond to microscopic physics, from formation, through hydrogen-burning phases, up to the onset of helium burning. This text describes the microscopic physics operating in stars and demonstrates how stars respond from... More

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ISBN: 9781107016576 - Stellar Evolution Physics (Vol. 2) Stellar Evolution Physics (Vol. 2)
Icko Iben

ISBN10: 1107016576  ISBN13: 9781107016576
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 29 Nov 2012
Describes how stars respond to microscopic physics in the advanced stages of their evolution with many numerical examples and illustrations. This volume explains the microscopic physics operating in stars in advanced stages of their evolution and... More

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ISBN: 9781107033771 - Astrophysics from Antarctica (IAU S288) Astrophysics from Antarctica (IAU S288)
Michael G Burton, Xiangqun Cui, Nicholas F H Tothill

ISBN10: 1107033772  ISBN13: 9781107033771
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 14 Feb 2013
The first ever IAU review on the role of Antarctic-based observatories in current and future astrophysical research. The remarkable environment of Antarctica offers many advantages for astronomical observations. Over the past two decades this... More

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ISBN: 9780521872546 - Rotating Relativistic Stars Rotating Relativistic Stars
John L Friedman, Nikolaos Stergioulas

ISBN10: 0521872545  ISBN13: 9780521872546
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 31 Jan 2013
This volume provides the first self-contained treatment of the structure, stability and oscillations of rotating neutron stars. The masses of neutron stars are limited by an instability to gravitational collapse and an instability driven by... More

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ISBN: 9780124077935 - Fun in Fusion Research Fun in Fusion Research
John Sheffield

ISBN10: 0124077935  ISBN13: 9780124077935
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 08 Mar 2013
Discusses the fun side of the quest to develop fusion energy - a modern equivalent of the hunt for the Holy Grail. This book highlights the significant advances made in developing practical fusion energy and the promise for an exciting future with... More

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ISBN: 9781622570775 - Dark Energy Dark Energy
Carmelo A Del Valle, Diego F Longoria

ISBN10: 1622570774  ISBN13: 9781622570775
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 11 Jan 2013
At the end of the 20th century, it was discovered that the expansion of the Universe is speeding up. This acceleration is attributed to dark energy, which seems to be distributed uniformly almost everywhere and thus essentially influences the... More

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ISBN: 9780521756181 - High Energy Astrophysics High Energy Astrophysics
Malcolm S Longair

ISBN10: 0521756189  ISBN13: 9780521756181
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Edition: 3rd edition
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 03 Feb 2011
The third edition of this well-established textbook is ideal for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate courses in high energy astrophysics. Providing students with an in-depth account of the astrophysics of high energy phenomena in the... More

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ISBN: 9781107033795 - Feeding Compact Objects (IAU S290) Feeding Compact Objects (IAU S290)
Chengmin Zhang, Tomaso Belloni, Mariano Mendez, Shuangnan Zhang

ISBN10: 1107033799  ISBN13: 9781107033795
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 21 Mar 2013
IAU S290 addresses state-of-the-art research on astrophysical accretion, on scales from active galactic nuclei to stellar black holes. This decade has seen a large number of high-energy space missions, which, alongside ground-based optical and... More

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ISBN: 9781107019812 - Binary Paths to Type Ia Supernovae Explosions (IAU S281) Binary Paths to Type Ia Supernovae Explosions (IAU S281)
Rosanne Di Stefano, Marina Orio, Maxwell Moe

ISBN10: 1107019818  ISBN13: 9781107019812
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 07 Feb 2013
IAU S281 describes progress toward the solution of the Type Ia supernovae progenitor puzzle, presenting all sides of ongoing debates. Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are bright, distinctive explosions that are effective tools to study the expansion... More