From the Sun to the Great Attractor - 1999 Guanajuato Lectures on Astrophysics

The enormous advances in observational techniques over the last two decades has produced a wealth of data and unexpected discoveries which have helped to reshape astrophysics as a field with well-formulated theories and sophisticated numerical calculations. In nuclear particle physics, plasma physics, as well as in general relativity, the Universe has become a laboratory for cutting-edge research. The courses collected in the book are intended to provide students with this insight, giving a general background on each topic such as cosmic rays, nuclear and neutrino astrophysics, solar physics and strong fields, as well as a presentation of the current research and open problems. The book is aimed at graduate students in physics and astrophysics, as well as researchers, bridging a gap between the specialized reviews and the comprehensive books.

List of contents

Solar Physics: From the Deep Interior to the Hot Corona.- Precision Laboratory Measurements in Nuclear Astrophysics.- The Generation of Cosmic Magnetic Fields.- Neutron Stars and Strong-Field Effects of General Relativity.- Gamma Ray Astronomy at High Energies.- Neutrinos in Physics and Astrophysics.- Particle and Astrophysical Aspects of Ultra-high Energy Cosmic Rays.- Galaxies Behind the Milky Way and the Great Attractor.

Product details

• Assisted by: G Hirsch (Editor), G Hirsch (Editor), Jorge G. Hirsch (Editor), Dan Page (Editor), Dany Page (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2009
• EAN: 9783540410645
• ISBN: 978-3-540-41064-5
• No. of pages: 348
• Weight: 685 g
• Illustrations: XI, 348 p.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics; Lecture Notes in Physics
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy