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Italian Contributions to Planetary Astronomy From the Discovery of Ceres to Pluto's Orbit
This book describes the most important contributions of Italian astronomers to the development of planetary astronomy during the nineteenth century...
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Loop Quantum Gravity for the Bewildered The Self-Dual Approach Revisited
This second edition offers a comprehensive introduction to loop quantum gravity (LQG) in self-dual variables, including the necessary prerequisites....
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The Problem of Coronal Heating A Rosetta Stone for Electrodynamic Coupling in Cosmic Plasmas
This book reflects on 8 decades of research on one of the longest-standing unsolved problems in modern astrophysics: why does the Sun form a hot...
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A Mathematical Journey to Relativity Deriving Special and General Relativity with Basic Mathematics
The 2nd edition of this textbook features more than 100 pages of new material, including four new chapters, as well as an improved discussion of...
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The Quizzer’s Guide to the Cosmos 500 Questions About the Universe (with Answers)
Have you ever gazed up at the night sky and wondered how many stars you can see? Whether the universe is infinite? Or, more prosaically, what the...
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Total Absorption Technique for Nuclear Structure and Applications
This book is the first monograph dedicated to the use of the total absorption technique in beta decay studies. It provides a detailed introduction to...
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Choosing & Using Binoculars A Guide for Star Gazers, Birders and Outdoor Enthusiasts
Binoculars are life enhancing instruments, uniquely capable of bringing the intricacies of nature into sharp focus. Whether it be birds, majestic...
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Frontiers of Fundamental Physics FFP16 Fundamental Physics and Physics Education
This book is a collection of contributions presented at the 16th annual international symposium “Frontiers of Fundamental Physics” (FFP16), supported...
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Share the Universe A Guide to Outreach Astronomy
As every astronomer knows, astronomy is one of the most approachable and inspiring of the natural sciences. It appeals to both children and adults...
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A Biography of Our Sun From Ancient Myths and Artifacts to Modern Art and Astrophysics
This book is for everyone curious about the Sun and how it has been perceived throughout human history, including the modern scientific...
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Seven Fundamental Concepts in Spacetime Physics
The book presents seven fundamental concepts in spacetime physics mostly by following Hermann Minkowski’s revolutionary ideas summarized in his 1908...
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The Square Kilometre Array A Science Mega-Project in the Making, 1990-2012
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a grand vision project to build the most sensitive radio telescope in the world. This open access book tells the...
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Newtonian Mechanics
This book discusses topics related to Newtonian mechanics and is ideal for a one semester course. Introductory topics are first presented including:...
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On the Emergence of Time and Space in Closed Quantum Systems
Time, space and entanglement are the main characters in this book. Their nature is still a great mystery in physics and we study here the possibility...
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Astrophysics An Introduction to Theory and Basics
This textbook offers a comprehensible introduction to the physical fundamentals of the processes in our universe. The first chapters cover the...
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Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Space Science and Communication IconSpace 2023, 3–4 October, Penang, Malaysia
This book presents peer-reviewed articles from the 8th International Conference on Space Science and Communication (IConSpace 2023), held at Penang...
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Hansen Coefficients in Satellite Orbital Dynamics
This book highlights the systematic investigation into the calculation of Hansen coefficients and their derivatives in satellite orbital dynamics....
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The Millimeter Wave Synthetic Aperture Radar Technology
This book highlights the basic theories and technical principles of the synthetic aperture radar (SAR), aiming to bridge theories and applications...
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Rhythm in the Sky Periodic Motions in the Universe
This book provides a brief and pedagogic introduction to a variety of topics, with a common motif that they all occur, in some way or other, in “the...
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New Frontiers in Gravitational Collapse and Spacetime Singularities
The book collects a series of articles to review the advances that have been made in the field of gravitational collapse in general relativity and...
