Solar system: the Sun & planets books

The scientific work described in this book is the result of an international coopera­ tion of over 60 researchers...  Read More >>

This volume is the outgrowth of several international meetings to discuss a vision for the future of solar radio...  Read More >>

This text covers a wide range of topics, but focuses on three main areas: the modelling issue of complex, multiphase,...  Read More >>

Investigates issues of astrobiological relevance in the context of cold aqueous planetary geochemistry.  Read More >>

Use of occultation methodology for observing the Earth's atmosphere and climate has become so broad as to comprise...  Read More >>

This book contains an up-to-date review of the structure and evolution of disk galaxies from both the observational...  Read More >>

This book was written for readers interested in learning about the disciplines, methods and results of space research,...  Read More >>

New theoretical models are being developed in order to understand their formation scenarios, and new observational...  Read More >>

The three subsequent sections were each devoted to following one chain of events from the Sun all the way to the...  Read More >>

This book collects papers presented at a workshop taking an interdisciplinary look at methods designed to detect...  Read More >>

This correlation did not appear to be suf ciently signi cant to bring to the attention of the public but during...  Read More >>

Presenting some of the most recent results of Russian research into shock compression, as well as historical overviews...  Read More >>

Intends to provide scientists active in space physics research with the status of the understanding of CMEs and...  Read More >>

Neutron stars play a unique role in physics and astrophysics. The present book is mainly devoted to the theory of...  Read More >>

This Very Short Introduction discusses the nature of planets and gas giants, and their rings and moons. It also...  Read More >>

This book reviews the progress made in Mercury studies since the flybys by Mariner 10 in 1974-75, based on the continued...  Read More >>

Nine years after the publication of Comets and the Origin and Evolution of Life, one of the pioneering books in...  Read More >>

Explores the possibilities in conducting gravitational experiments in space that would make the most of the much-improved...  Read More >>

A text that integrates topics pertaining to all scales of the MHD-waves, emphasizing the linkages between the ULF-waves...  Read More >>

The study of the Solar system, particularly of its newly discovered outer parts, is one of the hottest topics in...  Read More >>

The coherent presentation of all data sets illustrates and examines the various observational constraints on modelling...  Read More >>

This book reviews the current state of knowledge of the atmospheres of the giant gaseous planets: Jupiter, Saturn,...  Read More >>

This book surveys the theory of free, linear, isentropic oscillations in spherically symmetric, gaseous equilibrium...  Read More >>

Discusses the multi-faceted problem of how the habitability of a planet co-evolves with the geology of the surface...  Read More >>

The field of Adaptive Optics (AO) for astronomy has matured in recent years, and diffraction-limited image resolution...  Read More >>