Название:  White Dwarfs: Cosmological and Galactic Probes
Автор:  E. Sion, S. Vennes and H. Shipman
Издательство: Springer
Год: 2011
Страниц: 277
Формат: pdf
Размер: 1 4 MB
ISBN: 9048169321
Язык: Английский
The emphasis on white dwarf stars and cosmology arises from the most recent advances in cosmological and galactic structure research in which white dwarf stars are playing a very prominent role. Examples are Type Ia supernovae (i.e. white dwarf supernovae), the origin and evolution of the universe, the age of the galactic disk, cosmochronology using white dwarfs in globular clusters and galactic clusters, and the physics of accretion onto compact (very dense) stars. As an assisting guid ... Читать дальше »

                    

Название: The Radio Sky and How to Observe It
Автор: Jeff Lashley
Издательство: Springer
Год издания: 2010
isbn: 144190882X
Страниц: 236
Формат: PDF
Размер: 10 Мб
Язык:Английский
Radio astronomy is far from being beyond the scope of amateurs astronomers, and this practical, self-contained guide for the newcomer to practical radio astronomey is an ideal introduction. This guide is a must for anyone who wants to join the growing ranks of 21st Century backyard radio astronomers. The first part of the book provides background material and explains (in a non-mathematical way) our present knowledge of the stronger radio sources – those observable by amateurs – including the Sun, Jupiter, Meteors, Galactic and extr ... Читать дальше »