Seit den alten Hochkulturen vor etwa 4000 Jahren haben die Sterne die Menschen fasziniert und diese sich bemüht, durch den Bau von Sternwarten mehr über den Sternhimmel …
The existence of blue straggler stars, which appear younger, hotter, and more massive than their siblings, is at odds with a simple picture of stellar evolution. Such stars should …
Astrochemistry and Astrobiology is the debut volume in the new series Physical Chemistry in Action. Aimed at both the novice and experienced researcher, this volume outlines the …
This second edition has been updated and substantially expanded. Starting with the description of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, this cogently written textbook introduces the …
The present book represents to a large extent the translation of the German "e;Vorlesungen uber Himmelsmechanik"e; by C. L. Siegel. The demand for a new edition and for an …
The present book is a translation of the original German edition (published in 1982) with some minor corrections and improvements. The guide to sup- plementary and advanced …
The development of the orbits theory lags behind the development of satellite technology. This book provides, for the first time in the history of human satellite development, the …
The Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy organizes each year in the late winter or early spring an advanced course. The format of the school is always iden- tical: three …
Das vorliegende Buch bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über das kosmologische Standardmodell und seine empirische Evidenz: Von welchen Annahmen über den Kosmos und seine …
The physics of strongly interacting matter in an external magnetic field is presently emerging as a topic of great cross-disciplinary interest for particle, nuclear, astro- and …