Space-Time Reference Systems [[electronic resource] /] / by Michael Soffel, Ralf Langhans |
Autore | Soffel Michael |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
Disciplina | 526.1 |
Collana | Astronomy and Astrophysics Library |
Soggetto topico |
Observations, Astronomical
Astronomy—Observations Geophysics Aerospace engineering Astronautics Space sciences Physical measurements Measurement Gravitation Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Geophysics/Geodesy Aerospace Technology and Astronautics Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) Measurement Science and Instrumentation Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory |
ISBN | 3-642-30226-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | List of Symbols -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Time -- 3 Space-Time -- 4 Barycentric Dynamical Reference System -- 5 Classical Astronomical Coordinates -- 6 Astrometry -- 7 Celestial Reference System -- 8 Terrestrial Reference System -- 9 From the GCRS to the ITRS -- 10 Astronomical Software – Yearbooks -- 11 Astronomical constants -- References -- List of acronyms -- Appendix A: Solutions to Exercises -- Appendix B: Description of the AstroRef Package -- Index 304. |
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The Special Theory of Relativity [[electronic resource] ] : Foundations, Theory, Verification, Applications / / by Costas Christodoulides |
Autore | Christodoulides Costas |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVII, 480 p. 130 illus.) |
Disciplina | 530.11 |
Collana | Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics |
Soggetto topico |
Gravitation
Observations, Astronomical Astronomy—Observations Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory Astronomy, Observations and Techniques |
ISBN | 3-319-25274-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Historical Introduction -- The Main Landmarks in the Development of the Special Theory of Relativity -- The Principle of Relativity of Galileo. Galileo’s Invariance Hypothesis. The Law of Inertia. Inertial Frames of Reference Relativity -- Rømer and the Speed of Light -- Newton’s Laws of Motion. Inertia and Inertial Frames of Reference -- The Aberration of Light -- Arago’s Measurements Concerning the Constancy of the Speed of Light from Stars -- Measurements of the Speed of Light in the Laboratory -- Attempts to Measure the Dragging of Aether by Moving Media -- Maxwell’s Equations and the Wave Equation -- The Experiment of Michelson and Morley -- The Lorentz-Fitzgerald Contraction Hypothesis -- The Increase of the Mass of the Electron with Speed -- The Invariance of Maxwell’s Equations and the Lorentz Transformation -- The Formulation of the Special Theory of Relativity -- Prolegomena -- Inertial Frames of Reference -- The Calibration of a Frame of Reference and the Synchronization of its Clocks -- The Relativity of Simultaneity -- The Relativity of Time and Length -- The Inevitability of the Special Theory of Relativity -- Relativistic Kinematics -- The Lorentz Transformation for the Coordinates of an Event -- The Transformation of Velocity -- The Transformation of Acceleration -- Applications of Relativistic Kinematics -- The ‘Meson’ Paradox -- The apparent focusing of fast charged particle beams due to the dilation of time -- The Sagnac Effect -- Clocks Moving Around the Earth -- The Experiment of Hafele and Keating -- Einstein’s Train -- The Twin Paradox -- Motion with a Constant Proper Acceleration. Hyperbolic Motion -- Two Successive Lorentz Transformations. The Wigner Rotation -- Optical Phenomena -- The Aberration of Light -- Fizeau’s Experiment. Fresnel’s Aether Dragging Theory -- The Doppler Effect -- Relativistic Beaming or the Headlight Effect -- The Pressure Exerted by Light -- Relativistic Dynamics -- The Dfinition of Relativistic Momentum. Relativistic Mass -- Relativistic Energy -- The Relationship Between Momentum and Energy -- Classical Approximations -- Particles with Zero Rest Mass -- The Conservation of Momentum and of Energy -- The Equivalence of Mass and Energy -- The Transformation of Momentum and Energy -- The Zero-Momentum Frame of Reference -- The Transformation of the Total Momentum and the Total Energy of a System of Particles -- The Collision of two Identical Particles -- The Transformation of Force -- Motion Under the Influence of a Constant Force. The Motion of a Charged Particle in a Constant Uniform Electric Field -- The Motion of a Charged Particle in a Constant Homogeneous Magnetic Field -- Applications of Relativistic Dynamics -- The Compton Effect -- The Inverse Compton Effect -- The Consequences of the Special Theory of Relativity on the Design of Particle Accelerators -- Mass Defect and Binding Energy of the Atomic Nucleus -- Threshold Energy -- The General Equations for the Motion of a Relativistic Rocket -- Minkowski’s Spacetime and Four-Vectors -- The ‘World’ of Minkowski -- Four-Vectors -- Electromagnetism -- Introduction -- The Invariance of Electric Charge -- The Transformations of the Electric Field and the Magnetic Field -- The Fields of a Moving Electric Charge -- The Derivation of the Differential form of the Biot-Savart Law from Coulomb’s Law -- The Force Exerted on a Moving Charge by an Electric Current -- Experiments -- The Speed of Light -- The Aether -- The Dilation of Time -- The Relativistic Doppler Effect -- The Contraction of Length -- The Test of the Predictions of Relativistic Kinematics -- The Sagnac Effect -- The Relativistic Mass -- The Equivalence of Mass and Energy -- The Test of the Predictions of Relativistic Dynamics -- The Invariance of Electric Charge -- Appendix 1. The Paradox of the Room and the Rod -- Appendix 2. The Appearance of Moving Bodies -- Appendix 3. The Derivation of the Expression for the Relativistic Mass in General -- Appendix .4. The Invariance of the Equations of Maxwell and the Wave Equation Under the Lorentz Transformation -- Appendix 5. Tachyons -- Appendix 6. The Lorentz Transformation in Matrix Form -- Appendix 7. Table of Some Functions of the Speed -- Solutions of the Problem. |
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Spectroscopic Instrumentation [[electronic resource] ] : Fundamentals and Guidelines for Astronomers / / by Thomas Eversberg, Klaus Vollmann |
Autore | Eversberg Thomas |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (677 p.) |
Disciplina |
520
530 621.3 621.36 |
Collana | Astronomy and Planetary Sciences |
Soggetto topico |
Observations, Astronomical
Astronomy—Observations Lasers Photonics Microwaves Optical engineering Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering |
ISBN | 3-662-44535-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Prologue -- Fundamentals of standard spectroscopy -- The construction of a grating spectrograph -- Fundamentals of Echelle spectroscopy -- The construction of an Echelle spectrograph -- Other designs -- Practical examples -- Image Slicer -- CCD -- Fiber optics -- Data reduction -- Measurement errors and statistics -- Practical Observations -- The next step – Polarization -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- Appendices. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300418803321 |
Eversberg Thomas
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Spin Fluctuation Theory of Itinerant Electron Magnetism [[electronic resource] /] / by Yoshinori Takahashi |
Autore | Takahashi Yoshinori |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XI, 181 p.) |
Disciplina | 531 |
Collana | Springer Tracts in Modern Physics |
Soggetto topico |
Mechanics
Observations, Astronomical Astronomy—Observations Quality of life Classical Mechanics Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Quality of Life Research |
ISBN | 3-642-36666-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction.- Fluctuations and Magnetism -- Effects of Spin Fluctuations on Magnetic Properties -- Magnetic Properties in the Ordered Phase -- Thermal Properties of Itinerant Magnets.- Magneto Volume Effect. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910438106603321 |
Takahashi Yoshinori
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Stamping Through Astronomy [[electronic resource] /] / by Renato Dicati |
Autore | Dicati Renato |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milano : , : Springer Milan : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
Disciplina | 769.564952 |
Soggetto topico |
Astronomy
Astrophysics Physics Observations, Astronomical Astronomy—Observations Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology Popular Science in Astronomy History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics Astronomy, Observations and Techniques |
Soggetto genere / forma | History |
ISBN | 88-470-2829-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1 The origins of Astronomy -- 2 The ancients’ Astronomy -- 3 Medieval Astronomy -- 4 The revival of Astronomy and the Copernican revolution -- 5 Galileo and the new views of the sky -- 6 The Mechanical Universe -- 7 The development of instrumentation -- 8 Observations and discoveries in the Solar System -- 9 The advent of Astrophysics -- 10 The discovery of the Universe -- 11 The new astronomies. . |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437976203321 |
Dicati Renato
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Star Formation and Techniques in Infrared and mm-Wave Astronomy [[electronic resource] ] : Lectures Held at the Predoctoral Astrophysics School V Organized by the European Astrophysics Doctoral Network (EADN) in Berlin, Germany, 21 September – 2 October 1992 / / edited by T.P. Ray, S.V.W. Beckwith |
Edizione | [1st ed. 1994.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1994 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIII, 314 p. 86 illus.) |
Disciplina | 523.8 |
Collana | Lecture Notes in Physics |
Soggetto topico |
Observations, Astronomical
Astronomy—Observations Astrophysics Geophysics Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Astrophysics and Astroparticles Geophysics/Geodesy |
ISBN | 3-540-48565-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Molecular clouds and star formation -- An introduction to T Tauri stars -- Massive stars and their interactions with their environment -- Observing far-infrared and submillimeter continuum emission -- Near infrared techniques for studies of star formation -- High spatial resolution infrared observations — Principles, methods, results -- ROSAT survey sources in star formation regions -- Stellar jets with time-dependent direction of ejection -- The structure and evolution of OB associations -- ROSAT X-ray Study of the Chamaeleon I dark cloud: The stellar population -- Comparison of molecular line data with IRAS and HI data in high latitude clouds -- Photometric study of rotation in low-mass PMS stars -- Einstein observations of T Tauri stars in Taurus-Auriga: Properties of X-Ray emission and relationships with pre-mainsequence activity -- A study on the kinematics of the HII regions of NGC 4449 -- Star formation in dwarf irregular galaxies -- Centimeter continuum emission from IRAS 16293-2422 -- N(CO)/N(H2)-ratio in the local interstellar medium -- Study of the physical and chemical conditions towards the W3 region -- Spatial and kinematic properties of winds from T-Tauri-Stars -- CO deficiency in galaxies of the Fornax cluster? -- Properties and distribution of gas and dust in the thumbprint nebula -- A Disk around the young stellar object Z Canis Majoris? -- A CS (J=1 ? 0) study of regions previously mapped in ammonia -- Interacting H2O masers in star-forming regions -- Surface adjustment of the KOSMA 3m telescope using phase retrieval “holography” -- Ammonia observations of dense cores in molecular clouds -- Tidally-induced warps in T Tauri disks: First-Order Perturbation theory -- Near infrared images of galactic water masers -- Multiwavelength study of star formation related objects. |
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Star Formation and Techniques in Infrared and mm-Wave Astronomy [[electronic resource] ] : Lectures Held at the Predoctoral Astrophysics School V Organized by the European Astrophysics Doctoral Network (EADN) in Berlin, Germany, 21 September – 2 October 1992 / / edited by T.P. Ray, S.V.W. Beckwith |
Edizione | [1st ed. 1994.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1994 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIII, 314 p. 86 illus.) |
Disciplina | 523.8 |
Collana | Lecture Notes in Physics |
Soggetto topico |
Observations, Astronomical
Astronomy—Observations Astrophysics Geophysics Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Astrophysics and Astroparticles Geophysics/Geodesy |
ISBN | 3-540-48565-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Molecular clouds and star formation -- An introduction to T Tauri stars -- Massive stars and their interactions with their environment -- Observing far-infrared and submillimeter continuum emission -- Near infrared techniques for studies of star formation -- High spatial resolution infrared observations — Principles, methods, results -- ROSAT survey sources in star formation regions -- Stellar jets with time-dependent direction of ejection -- The structure and evolution of OB associations -- ROSAT X-ray Study of the Chamaeleon I dark cloud: The stellar population -- Comparison of molecular line data with IRAS and HI data in high latitude clouds -- Photometric study of rotation in low-mass PMS stars -- Einstein observations of T Tauri stars in Taurus-Auriga: Properties of X-Ray emission and relationships with pre-mainsequence activity -- A study on the kinematics of the HII regions of NGC 4449 -- Star formation in dwarf irregular galaxies -- Centimeter continuum emission from IRAS 16293-2422 -- N(CO)/N(H2)-ratio in the local interstellar medium -- Study of the physical and chemical conditions towards the W3 region -- Spatial and kinematic properties of winds from T-Tauri-Stars -- CO deficiency in galaxies of the Fornax cluster? -- Properties and distribution of gas and dust in the thumbprint nebula -- A Disk around the young stellar object Z Canis Majoris? -- A CS (J=1 ? 0) study of regions previously mapped in ammonia -- Interacting H2O masers in star-forming regions -- Surface adjustment of the KOSMA 3m telescope using phase retrieval “holography” -- Ammonia observations of dense cores in molecular clouds -- Tidally-induced warps in T Tauri disks: First-Order Perturbation theory -- Near infrared images of galactic water masers -- Multiwavelength study of star formation related objects. |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996466687903316 |
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Star Formation in Galaxy Evolution: Connecting Numerical Models to Reality [[electronic resource] ] : Saas-Fee Advanced Course 43. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy / / by Nickolay Y. Gnedin, Simon C. O. Glover, Ralf S. Klessen, Volker Springel ; edited by Yves Revaz, Pascale Jablonka, Romain Teyssier, Lucio Mayer |
Autore | Gnedin Nickolay Y |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (375 p.) |
Disciplina | 523.88 |
Collana | Saas-Fee Advanced Course |
Soggetto topico |
Astrophysics
Observations, Astronomical Astronomy—Observations Mathematical physics Cosmology Astrophysics and Astroparticles Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics |
ISBN | 3-662-47890-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium -- High performance computing and numerical modelling -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254611503321 |
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Star Identification [[electronic resource] ] : Methods, Techniques and Algorithms / / by Guangjun Zhang |
Autore | Zhang Guangjun |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XI, 223 p. 162 illus., 144 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 629.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Aerospace engineering
Astronautics Observations, Astronomical Astronomy—Observations Applied mathematics Engineering mathematics Signal processing Image processing Speech processing systems Aerospace Technology and Astronautics Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Mathematical and Computational Engineering Signal, Image and Speech Processing |
ISBN | 9783662537831 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | From the Contents: Introduction -- Processing of Star Catalog and Star Image -- Star Identification using Modified Triangle Algorithm -- Star Identification using Star Patterns -- Star Identification using Neural Networks -- Rapid Star Tracking using Star Matching between Adjacent Frames -- Hardware Implement and Performance Test of Star Identification. |
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A Stargazing Program for Beginners [[electronic resource] ] : A Pocket Field Guide / / by Jamie Carter |
Autore | Carter Jamie |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (425 p.) |
Disciplina | 530 |
Collana | Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide |
Soggetto topico |
Observations, Astronomical
Astronomy—Observations Astronomy Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Popular Science in Astronomy |
ISBN | 3-319-22072-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Part I: The Wide-Eyed View -- January: Where Am I?- February: Soaked in Stars -- March: The Plane Truth -- Part II: A Closer Look -- April: The Galaxy Revealed -- May: Binocular Tours and the ISS -- June: The Night Shift -- July: Deep South -- August: Moonrise, Meteors and the Milky Way -- Part III: Deep Sky -- September: Third Layer -- October: Andromeda Galaxy -- November: Return of the Kings -- December: One Orbit Complete -- Part IV: Dark Sky Destinations -- Upside-Down Stargazing -- Eclipses and Aurora -- Finding Dark Skies -- Appendix: Stargazing Resources. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300401003321 |
Carter Jamie
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