Observational Astrophysics

By Pierre Léna

Subjects: Astrophysics, Physical geography, Engineering, Geography

Description: This book presents a comprehensive, unified view of the obseving methods andtools of contemporary astrophysics. The collection of information coming from the celestial sources, the methods to process it, the fundamental laws of physics which control it are the subject of the book. Recent development in spatial interometry, new detectors, image restauration methods are presented. The level is for graduate students and researchers in astrophysics or in engineering.