Astronomy in Focus XXX - As Presented At the Iau XXX General Assembly, 2018

Presents the most relevant contributions from the 15 Focus Meetings included during the XXX IAU General Assembly in Vienna, 2018.

List of contents

FM1. A Century of Asteroid Families; FM3. Radio Galaxies: Resolving the AGN Phenomenon; FM4. Magnetic Fields along the Star-Formation Sequence; FM5. Understanding Historical Observations to Study Transient Phenomena; FM6. Galactic Angular Momentum; FM7. Radial Metallicity Gradients in Star Forming Galaxies; FM9. Solar Irradiance: Physics-Based Advances; FM10. Nano Dust in Space and Astrophysics; FM11. JWST: Launch, Commissioning, and Cycle 1 Science; FM12. Calibration and Standardization Issues in UV-VIS-IR Astronomy; FM13. Global Coordination of International Astrophysics and Heliophysics Activities from Space and Ground; FM15. Astronomy for Development.

Summary

Astronomy in Focus presents the most relevant contributions from the 15 Focus Meetings included during the XXX IAU General Assembly in Vienna, 2018. Focus Meetings usually address a new scientific area or an emerging field that is not well represented in the IAU's existing Commission structure.

Product details

• Authors: EDITED BY MARIA TERE, Maria Teresa Lago
• Assisted by: Maria Teresa Lago (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781108488730
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48873-0
• No. of pages: 400
• Series: PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATION; Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, Astronomy, space & time, Astronomy, space and time