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Record Nr.

UNISA996418443103316

Titolo

Reviews in Frontiers of Modern Astrophysics [[electronic resource] ] : From Space Debris to Cosmology / / edited by Petr Kabáth, David Jones, Marek Skarka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-38509-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (418 pages)

Disciplina

523.01

Soggetti

Astrophysics

Observations, Astronomical

Astronomy—Observations

Cosmology

Space sciences

Astrophysics and Astroparticles

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Foreword -- Preface -- Space debris, optical measurements -- Meteors - light from comets and asteroids -- Extrasolar enigmas: from disintegrating and evaporating exoplanets to exo-asteroids -- Physical conditions and chemical abundances in photoionized regions -- The Common Envelope Phase -- A modern view of quantitative spectroscopy of massive OB stars -- Explosion mechanism of core-collapse supernovae and its observational signatures -- Is MOND the next great step forward in astrophysics? -- Low-mass and substellar eclipsing binaries in stellar clusters -- Globular cluster systems and galaxy formation -- X-ray spectroscopy of the hot atmospheric gas in clusters, groups and massive galaxies -- The establishment of the Standard Cosmological Model through observations -- GTC in the Realm of Contemporary Astronomy -- Exploiting solar visible-range



observations: from flows in the solar subsurface to a flaring atmosphere -- Starburst galaxies.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a collection of focused review papers on the advances in topics in modern astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology and planetary science. The chapters are written by expert members of an EU-funded ERASMUS+ program of strategic partnership between several European institutes. The 13 reviews comprise the topics: Space debris, optical measurements Meteors, light from comets and asteroids Extrasolar enigmas: from disintegrating exoplanets to exo-asteroids Physical conditions and chemical abundances in photoionized nebulae from optical spectra Observational Constraints on the Common Envelope Phase A modern guide to quantitative spectroscopy of massive OB stars Explosion mechanisms of core-collapse supernovae and their observational signatures Low-mass and substellar eclipsing binaries in stellar clusters Globular cluster systems and Galaxy Formation Hot atmospheres of galaxies, groups, and clusters of galaxies The establishment of the Standard Cosmological Model through observations Exploiting solar visible-range observations by inversion techniques: from flows in the solar subsurface to a flaring atmosphere Starburst galaxies The book is intended for the general astronomical community as well as for advanced students who could use it as a guideline, inspiration and overview for their future careers in astronomy.