Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Spacecraft Charging Spacecraft Charging Shu T. Lai "As commercial and military spacecraft become more important to the world's economy and defense, and as new scientific and exploratory missions are launched into space, the need for a single comprehe… OL15916431W
Introduction to black hole physics Introduction to black hole physics V. P. Frolov "This book is about black holes, one of the most intriguing objects of modern Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics. For many years, black holes have been considered as interesting solutions of the t… OL16126253W
The life of super-Earths The life of super-Earths Dimitar D. Sasselov "In the past year, we have witnessed unprecedented breakthroughs in the seemingly unrelated fields of synthetic biology and exoplanetary astronomy. Just recently, arsenic-based bacteria was discovere… OL16176082W
Astrophysical jets and beams Astrophysical jets and beams Michael D. Smith "Astrophysical jets are spectacular displays of gas or dust ejected from a range of cosmic bodies; they are seemingly ubiquitous on scales from comets to black holes. This volume reviews our understa… OL16361324W
Gravity's engines Gravity's engines Caleb A. Scharf "We've long understood black holes to be the points at which the universe as we know it comes to an end. Often billions of times more massive than the Sun, they lurk in the inner sanctum of almost ev… OL16451154W
An introduction to celestial mechanics An introduction to celestial mechanics Richard Fitzpatrick "This accessible text on classical celestial mechanics, the principles governing the motions of bodies in the Solar System, provides a clear and concise treatment of virtually all of the major featur… OL16498894W
Maser sources in astrophysics Maser sources in astrophysics Malcolm Gray "Masers are observed at a range of scales - from comets, through star-forming clouds, to galactic nuclei - and have many astrophysical applications, for example measuring cosmological distances. Writ… OL16564320W
The life and death of stars The life and death of stars Kenneth R. Lang Explains the life cycle of stars, from the dense molecular clouds that are stellar nurseries to the enigmatic nebulae some stars leave behind in their violent ends"-- OL19960453W
Your ticket to the universe Your ticket to the universe Kimberly K. Arcand "Easy-to-read guide to the universe. Includes information on the planets, and other astrological entities"-- OL19964904W
Neutrino hunters Neutrino hunters Ray Jayawardhana "Detective thriller meets astrophysics in this adventure into neutrinos and the scientists who pursue them For more than eighty years, brilliant and eccentric scientists around the world have been se… OL19972556W
What does a black hole look like? What does a black hole look like? Charles D. Bailyn "Emitting no radiation or any other kind of information, black holes mark the edge of the universe--both physically and in our scientific understanding. Yet astronomers have found clear evidence for … OL19985277W
Waves and oscillations in plasmas Waves and oscillations in plasmas Hans L. Pécseli "Preface These notes were prepared for lectures in plasma physics at the University of Tromsø and at the Department of Physics at the University of Oslo. The author would like to thank students and c… OL22637958W