Giant Molecular Clouds Under The Influence Of The Galactic Environment

Author : P. M. Solomon,M. G. Edmunds
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483159867

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Giant Molecular Clouds in the Galaxy by P. M. Solomon,M. G. Edmunds Pdf

Giant Molecular Clouds in the Galaxy: Third Gregynog Astrophysics Workshop covers the proceedings of the 1977 Third Gregynog Astrophysics Workshop on Giant Molecular Clouds (GMC), held at the University of Wales. This book is organized into 11 parts encompassing 33 chapters. After a brief introduction to the significant features of GMC, this book goes on examining radio, millimeter, and galactic center observations of GMC, along with their infrared properties and kinematics. Other parts deal with the water sources in GMC; time variation in interstellar water masers; and the relation of HII regions to molecular clouds. The remaining parts discuss the evolution of interstellar molecular clouds and the role of magnetic fields in the collapse of protostellar gas clouds. These parts also cover the chemistry of interstellar molecules containing nitrogen and the search for other planetary systems. This book will prove useful to cloud scientists, physicists, astronomers, and researchers.

Author : Robert L. Dickman,Ronald Lee Snell,Judith S. Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : UOM:39015017177935

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Molecular Clouds in the Milky Way and External Galaxies by Robert L. Dickman,Ronald Lee Snell,Judith S. Young Pdf

The volume consists of up-to-date reviews and a selection of contributed papers on subjects including the structure and physical properties of molecular clouds, their role in the star formation process, their dust and chemical properties, molecular cloud surveys of the Milky Way, cloud evolution, problems in cloud mass determinations (a panel discussion and review), the CO properties of external galaxies, nuclei of galaxies as revealed by molecular observations, and galactic spiral structure as reflected by molecular cloud distributions. The abstracts of poster papers on these topics presented at the conference are also included. This book is both a valuable reference and a compendium of current knowledge in this field. It should be of special interest to all students and researchers who work on the physics of star formation, the interstellar medium, molecular clouds and galactic structure.

Author : J. Dommanget,E.L. van Dessel,Zdenek Kopal
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400929876

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Wide Components in Double and Multiple Stars by J. Dommanget,E.L. van Dessel,Zdenek Kopal Pdf

Proceedings of the 97th Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Brussels, Belgium, June 8-13, 1987

Author : P.C. Frisch
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402045578

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Solar Journey: The Significance of Our Galactic Environment for the Heliosphere and Earth by P.C. Frisch Pdf

Written by experts who created the field, this volume explores uncharted scientific territory, with articles discussing the effect of our galactic environment on the heliosphere, planetary system and Earth. Leading experts in diverse fields discuss the physical changes expected as the heliosphere adjusts to its galactic environment. Topics include the interaction between solar wind and interstellar dust and gas, cosmic ray modulation, magnetospheres, variations in the solar environment, and the cosmic ray isotope record preserved in paleoclimate data.

Author : David Andrew Grabelsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Carbon monoxide
ISBN : NASA:31769000573462

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Molecular Clouds in the Carina Arm by David Andrew Grabelsky Pdf

Author : U. Esser,H. Hefele,I. Heinrich,W. Hofmann,D. Krahn,V. R. Matas,L. D. Schmadel,G. Zech
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1110 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662123614

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Literature 1987, Part 2 by U. Esser,H. Hefele,I. Heinrich,W. Hofmann,D. Krahn,V. R. Matas,L. D. Schmadel,G. Zech Pdf

Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts aims to present a comprehensive documen tation of the literature concerning all aspects of astronomy, astrophysies, and their border fields. It is devoted to the recording, summarizing, and indexing of the relevant publications throughout the world. Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts is prepared by a special department of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union. Volume 44 records literature published in 1987 and received before February 15, 1988. Some older documents which we received late and which are not surveyed in earlier volumes are inc1uded too. We acknowledge with thanks contributions of our colleagues all over the world. We also express our gratitude to all organiza tions, observatories, and publishers which provide us with complimentary copies of their publications. Dr. Siegfried Böhme retired from his duties as co-editor of Astronomy and Astro physics Abstracts on December 31, 1987. Since 1950 he partieipated in the biblio graphie work of the institute. He served as a reviewer for the Astronomischer Jahresbericht and became one of the editors of Astronomy and Astrophysics Ab stracts in 1969. After his retirement in 1975 he took care of, particularly, the Russian literature on a voluntary basis for 12 years. It is a pleasure to thank Siegfried Böhme for his valuable contributions. Starting with Volume 33, all the recording, correction, and data processing work was done by means of computers. The recording was done by our technical staff members Ms. Helga Ballmann, Ms. Christiane Jehn, Ms. Monika Kohl, Ms.

Author : D.C.B Whittet
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781482268645

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Dust in the Galactic Environment by D.C.B Whittet Pdf

Dust is a ubiquitous feature of the cosmos, impinging directly or indirectly on most fields of modern astronomy and astrophysics. Dust in the Galactic Environment, Second Edition provides a thorough overview of the subject, covering general concepts, methods of investigation, important results and their significance, relevant literature, and some suggestions for promising avenues of future research. Since the publication of the first edition of this popular graduate text, major advances have been made in our understanding of astrophysical dust, especially in the light of exciting new results from space- and ground-based telescopes, together with advances in laboratory astrophysics and theoretical modeling. This new, expanded edition highlights the latest results and provides a context for future research opportunities. The first chapter provides a historical perspective for current research and an overview of interstellar environments and the role of dust in astrophysical processes, followed by a discussion of the cosmic history of the chemical elements expected to be present in dust and an examination of the effect of gas-dust interactions on gas phase abundances. The next several chapters describe the observed properties of interstellar grains, such as their extinction, polarization, absorption, and emission characteristics. Then, the book explores the origin and evolution of dust, tracing its life cycle in a succession of environments from circumstellar shells to diffuse interstellar clouds, molecular clouds, protostars, and protoplanetary disks. The final chapter summarizes progress toward a unified model. Dust in other galaxies is discussed as an integral part of the text rather than as a distinct topic requiring separate chapters. Containing extensive references and problems to aid understanding and illustrate basic principles, the book is ideally suited for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses. It will also be an invaluable reference for postgraduate students and researchers working in this important field.

Author : Harley A. Thronson Jr.,J.M. Shull
Publisher : Springer
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400905955

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The Interstellar Medium in Galaxies by Harley A. Thronson Jr.,J.M. Shull Pdf

This book contains the proceedings of the sixth Eurographics Workshop on Vir tual Environments. The event took place from June 1 to June 2, 2000, in Am sterdam. We hope that readers will find these proceedings to be valuable, not only for virtual environment researchers, but also for practitioners developing or using virtual environment applications. We are glad to report that visibility of the workshop continues to expand and that virtual environment researchers and practitioners from allover the world are submitting papers. This year, 40 papers and case studies were submitted of which 20 were accepted. In addition, we are glad to see that the focus of the workshop is also expanding. We accepted 6 research papers on evaluation of virtual environments and there was a broad sampling of other topics. We would like to thank all those involved in organizing the symposium. In particular, thanks go to Mieke Brune who was in charge of the local organization. In addition, we want to thank the international program committee for their excellent, yet laborious, job in reviewing all submitted papers. The quality of the workshop is a reflection of the quality of the submitted papers and the quality of the reviewing process.

Author : F. Combes,F. Casoli
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1991-01-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0792310969

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Dynamics of Galaxies and Their Molecular Cloud Distributions by F. Combes,F. Casoli Pdf

Proceedings of the 146th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Paris, France, June 4-9, 1990

Author : Leonid E. Grinin ,Andrey V. Korotayev
Publisher : ООО "Издательство "Учитель"
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9785705759446

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EVOLUTION by Leonid E. Grinin ,Andrey V. Korotayev Pdf

Every time we work on this Yearbook, we are focused on making at least a small step forward to gradual elaboration of a megaevolutionary paradigm which is designed to create a united scientific field for cross-disciplinary studies. The present volume is the seventh issue of the ‘Evolution’ Yearbook series. Our Yearbooks are designed to present to its readers the widest possible spectrum of subjects and issues: from universal evolutionism to the analysis of particular evolutionary regularities in the development of biological, abiotic, and social systems, culture, cognition, language, etc. The main objective of our Yearbook is the creation of a unified interdisciplinary field of research, within which scientists specializing in different disciplines could work within the framework of unified or similar paradigms, using common terminology and searching for common rules, tendencies and regularities. Global evolution (in connection with the Big History) becomes the main subject of our Yearbook. We strive to arrange each issue in such a way that the line from cosmic evolution to the human future is evident. The title of this issue Evolutionary Aspects: Stars, Primates, and Religion is fully justified. The volume consists of three sections: ‘Megaevolution and Cosmic Evolution’; ‘Biosocial and Social Evolution’; ‘Reviews and Notes’. This Yearbook will be useful both for those who study interdisciplinary macroproblems and for specialists working in focused directions, as well as for those who are interested in evolutionary issues of Cosmology, Biology, History, Anthropology, Economics and other areas of study. More than that, this edition will challenge and excite your vision of your own life and the new discoveries going on around us.

Author : Leonid Grinin,David Baker,Esther Quaedackers,Andrey Korotayev
Publisher : ООО "Издательство "Учитель"
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : Human evolution
ISBN : 9785705740277

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Teaching & Researching Big History: Exploring a New Scholarly Field by Leonid Grinin,David Baker,Esther Quaedackers,Andrey Korotayev Pdf

According to the working definition of the International Big History Association, ‘Big History seeks to understand the integrated history of the Cosmos, Earth, Life and Humanity, using the best available empirical evidence and scholarly methods.’ In recent years Big History has been developing very fast indeed. Big History courses are taught in the schools and universities of several dozen countries. Hundreds of researchers are involved in studying and teaching Big History. The unique approach of Big History, the interdisciplinary genre of history that deals with the grand narrative of 13.8 billion years, has opened up a vast amount of research agendas. Big History brings together constantly updated information from the scientific disciplines and merges it with the contemplative realms of philosophy and the humanities. It also provides a connection between the past, present, and future. Big History is a colossal and extremely heterogeneous field of research encompassing all the forms of existence and all timescales. Unsurprisingly, Big History may be presented in very different aspects and facets. In this volume the Big History is presented and discussed in three different ways. In its first part, Big History is explored in terms of methodology, theories of knowledge, as well as showcasing the personal approach of scholars to Big History. The second section comprises such articles that could clarify Big History's main trends and laws. The third part of this book explores the nature of teaching Big History as well as profiling a number of educational methods. This volume will be useful both for those who study interdisciplinary macroproblems and for specialists working in focused directions, as well as for those who are interested in evolutionary issues of Astrophysics, Geology, Biology, History, Anthropology, Linguistics and other areas of study. More than that, this edition will challenge and excite your vision of your own life and the exciting new discoveries going on around us!

Author : Bruce Gordon,William Dembski
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 1057 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781497644373

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The Nature of Nature by Bruce Gordon,William Dembski Pdf

The intellectual and cultural battles now raging over theism and atheism, conservatism and secular progressivism, dualism and monism, realism and antirealism, and transcendent reality versus material reality extend even into the scientific disciplines. This stunning new volume captures this titanic clash of worldviews among those who have thought most deeply about the nature of science and of the universe itself. Unmatched in its breadth and scope, The Nature of Nature brings together some of the most influential scientists, scholars, and public intellectuals—including three Nobel laureates—across a wide spectrum of disciplines and schools of thought. Here they grapple with a perennial question that has been made all the more pressing by recent advances in the natural sciences: Is the fundamental explanatory principle of the universe, life, and self-conscious awareness to be found in inanimate matter or immaterial mind? The answers found in this book have profound implications for what it means to do science, what it means to be human, and what the future holds for all of us.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : MINN:30000005901305

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Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gerta Keller,Andrew C. Kerr
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780813725055

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Volcanism, Impacts, and Mass Extinctions: Causes and Effects by Gerta Keller,Andrew C. Kerr Pdf

"Comprises articles stemming from the March 2013 international conference at London's Natural History Museum. Researchers across geological, geophysical, and biological disciplines present key results from research concerning the causes of mass extinction events"--

Author : Hans Rickman,M.J. Valtonen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400902091

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Worlds in Interaction: Small Bodies and Planets of the Solar System by Hans Rickman,M.J. Valtonen Pdf

Planet Earth is part of our Galactic environment, not just the product of it, and it is still today influenced by phenomena related to Galactic forces. Specifically, our planet is affected by its near environment, in particular the small bodies in the Solar System. This book reviews the processes which cause the collisions of these small bodies with the Earth as well as the consequences of such collisions. The various articles take the reader through the Galaxy-Solar System connection to the orbital dynamics of the small bodies and to their number and distribution in near-Earth space. The hazards of the impacts of small bodies on Earth are evaluated, and the geophysical records of such impacts are discussed. The book takes the reader to the forefront of research on both impact cratering and the origin and evolution of small bodies in the Solar System. Thus it brings together two subjects, geophysics and astronomy, which are usually discussed in separate volumes but are closely knit together in this particular area of research.