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"FASCINATING . . . MEMORABLE . . . REVEALING . . . PERHAPS THE BEST OF CARL SAGAN'S BOOKS." --The Washington Post Book World (front page review) In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the... [ More...]
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In this masterfully written and brilliantly informed work, Dr. Rhorne, the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech, leads readers through an elegant, always human, tapestry of interlocking themes, answering the great question: what principles... [ More...]
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Modern approach developed by U.S. Air Force Academy. Designed as a first course. Problems, exercises. Numerous illus.
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Expanding upon the ideas first proposed in his seminal book Cosmical Magnetic Fields, Eugene N. Parker here offers the first in-depth treatment of the magnetohydrodynamic theory of spontaneous magnetic discontinuities.
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This book is an overview of these insights from space missions, using magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flows as the framework for interpreting objects and processes observed in the interplanetary medium. Students and researchers in astrophysics will value the data... [ More...]
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A leading scientist in the field presents a synthesis of the convection and substorm literatures and an analysis of convection and substorms interactions. Written in an accessible, non-mathematical style, this book introduces the reader to exciting... [ More...]
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Most stars show some degree of magnetic activity, from the familiar variations in the Sun's magnetic field, which coincide with the sun-spot cycle, to the enormous magnetic fields created by rotating neutron stars. Magnetic fields are also a potential key... [ More...]
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Extragalactic radio sources are among the most unusual and spectacular objects in the universe, with sizes in excess of millions of light years, radiated energies over ten times those of normal galaxies, and a unique morphology. They reveal some of the most... [ More...]
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'This is a remarkable book: a symposium proceedings volume that will also function as a graduate-level text. Dedicated to the great theorist S. Chandrasekhar, the book consists of ten well-written chapters that cover the essential tools of theoretical... [ More...]
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ContributorsPreface1: Gravitational Waves, Stars and Black Holes Valeria Ferrari2: Rotating Relativistic Stars John L. Friedman3: Probing Black Holes and Relativistic Stars with Gravitational Waves Kip S. Thorne4: Astrophysical Evidence for Black Holes... [ More...]
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