Penetrating Bars Through Masks Of Cosmic Dust

Author : David L. Block,Ivânio Puerari,K. C. Freeman,R. Groess,Elizabeth K. Block
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 890 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402028625

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Penetrating Bars through Masks of Cosmic Dust by David L. Block,Ivânio Puerari,K. C. Freeman,R. Groess,Elizabeth K. Block Pdf

THE EDITORS: DAVID L. BLOCK AND KENNETH C. FREEMAN (SOC CO-CHAIRS), IVANIO PUERARI, ROBERT GROESS AND LIZ K. BLOCK 1. Harvard College Observatory, 1958 The past century has truly brought about an explosive period of growth and discovery for the physical sciences as a whole, and for astronomy in particular. Galaxy morphology has reached a renaissance . . The year: 1958. The date: October 1. The venue: Harvard College Observatory. The lecturer: Walter Baade. With amazing foresight, Baade penned these words: "Young stars, supergiants and so on, make a terrific splash - lots of light. The total mass of these can be very small compared to the total mass of the system". Dr Layzer then asked the key question: " . . . the discussion raises the point of what this classification would look like if you were to ignore completely all the Population I, and just focus attention on the Population II . . . " We stand on the shoulders of giants. The great observer E. E. Barnard, in his pioneering efforts to photograph the Milky Way, devoted the major part of his life to identifying and numbering dusty "holes" and dust lanes in our Milky Way. No one could have dreamt that the pervasiveness of these cosmic dust masks (not only in our Galaxy but also in galaxies at high redshift) is so great, that their "penetration" is truly one of the pioneering challenges from both space-borne telescopes and from the ground.

Author : Andre Heck
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2006-10-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402040566

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Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy 6 by Andre Heck Pdf

When I wasa child, growing up in South America,I often went camping in the wild and hence had direct access to the wondrous Southern sky; the Southern Cross was all mine at the time. Little did I know then that the study of the sky would take such a huge importance in my life, and that in the end astronomy and astrophysics would in many ways become my country and my religion. I have lived in several di?erent countries, and when asked my nationality, I am always very tempted to reply: astronomer. I started as a theorist, and my only dream in my youth was to spend nights thinking and calculating, with paper and pencil, and to have the impression by dawn that I had understood something new. So at the time astronomy was seen or dreamt by me as a solitary endeavour, with periodic encounters with my wise adviser and professors; it is this model that I adopted when doing my PhD work. My generation has lived through many revolutions of all kinds. Those in astronomy, I believe, remain particularly remarkable, and I am a true product of them. Now, I elect to live and work in large organizations, and to share my endeavours with many people. And I relish the series of Andr ́ e Heck on Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy, which help us recover our memories, reconstitute our own story, and read with glee about our neighbouring or far-away colleagues.

Author : Jesús Falcón-Barroso,Johan H. Knapen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107035270

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Secular Evolution of Galaxies by Jesús Falcón-Barroso,Johan H. Knapen Pdf

The formation and evolution of galaxies is one of the most important topics in modern astrophysics. Secular evolution refers to the relatively slow dynamical evolution due to internal processes induced by a galaxy's spiral arms, bars, galactic winds, black holes and dark matter haloes. It plays an important role in the evolution of spiral galaxies with major consequences for galactic bulges, the transfer of angular momentum, and the distribution of a galaxy's constituent stars, gas and dust. This internal evolution is in turn the key to understanding and testing cosmological models of galaxy formation and evolution. Based on the twenty-third Winter School of the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics, this volume presents reviews from nine world-renowned experts on the observational and theoretical research into secular processes, and what these processes can tell us about the structure and formation of galaxies. The volume provides a firm grounding for graduate students and early career researchers working on galactic dynamics and galaxy evolution.

Author : International Astronomical Union. Colloquium
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521852048

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Near-Field Cosmology with Dwarf Elliptical Galaxies (IAU C198) by International Astronomical Union. Colloquium Pdf

Proceedings of IAUC 198, covering important issues related to near-field cosmology with dwarf elliptical galaxies.

Author : Andrey Beresnyak,Alexander Lazarian
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783110263282

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Turbulence in Magnetohydrodynamics by Andrey Beresnyak,Alexander Lazarian Pdf

Magnetohydrodynamics describes dynamics in electrically conductive fluids. These occur in our environment as well as in our atmosphere and magnetosphere, and play a role in the sun's interaction with our planet. In most cases these phenomena involve turbulences, and thus are very challenging to understand and calculate. A sound knowledge is needed to tackle these problems. This work gives the basic information on turbulence in nature, comtaining the needed equations, notions and numerical simulations. The current state of our knowledge and future implications of MHD turbulence are outlined systematically. It is indispensable for all scientists engaged in research of our atmosphere and in space science.

Author : International Astronomical Union. Symposium
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 052187467X

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Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Bulges (IAU S245) by International Astronomical Union. Symposium Pdf

Bulges lie at the heart of most galaxies, the building blocks of our universe. With a selection of reviews and topical presentations, IAU Symposium 245 provides an up-to-date overview of our knowledge on galaxy bulges, and a concise introduction to all current research on the subject. The structure, dynamics, and stellar populations of galaxy bulges, both near and far, are analysed through state-of-the-art observations. The leading models for the formation and evolution of galaxy bulges are described in detail, and the constraints observations put on these are dissected. Particular emphasis is placed on exploring evidence for both hierarchical merging and secular processes. Special attention is also devoted to disentangling the complex web relating galaxy bulges and central supermassive black holes, and on the lessons learned from our exquisite knowledge of the bulge of our own Milky Way. This volume is the best one-stop reference on galaxy bulges currently available.

Author : Astronomical Society of Southern Africa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : UOM:39015068682759

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Monthly Notes of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa by Astronomical Society of Southern Africa Pdf

Author : Cristina C. Popescu,Richard J. Tuffs
Publisher : American Institute of Physics
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005-04-28
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015060992610

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The Spectral Energy Distributions of Gas-Rich Galaxies by Cristina C. Popescu,Richard J. Tuffs Pdf

Heidelberg, Germany, 4-8 October 2004

Author : José G. Funes,Enrico Maria Corsini
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015079260736

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Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Disks by José G. Funes,Enrico Maria Corsini Pdf

"These are the proceedings of the international conference "Formation and Evolution of Galaxy Disks" organized by the Specola Vaticana (the Vatican Observatory). The meeting hosted 198 participants from 26 countries. The program consisted of 61 talks and about 130 poster papers. In 2000 the Vatican Observatory organized a conference on Galaxy Disks and Disk Galaxies, the proceedings of which were published in ASP Conference Series Vol. 230. Since that time, a great amount of work has been done in this very active field. October 2007 was deemed an appropriate time to hold another similar conference where outstanding senior and junior astronomers in this field could air new results. The conference was focused on the formation and evolution of galaxy disks and covered the following topics: (1) properties of nearby galaxy disks; (2) interstellar medium, star formation, and chemical evolution; (3) disk edges, outskirts, and environment; (4) accretion onto disks, interactions, and mergers; (5) secular evolution of disks and bar/spiral driven evolution of galaxies; (6) evolution of disk structural properties; and (7) disk formation in a hierarchical universe. This books is of interest for researchers in extragalactic astronomy. It presents an overview of the relevant results and the progress made in the field in the last seven years."--Publisher's website

Author : Alessandro Campa
Publisher : American Institute of Physics
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-17
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822036080810

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Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Systems with Long Range Interactions: Theory and Experiments by Alessandro Campa Pdf

The workshop was about the developments of the thermodynamical and dynamical behavior of many-body systems in which the interactions decay very slowly with the distance: they present very strange properties, not found in the other systems. The possibility of testing the theoretical ideas in laboratory systems was the most innovative issue.

Author : Henny J. G. L. M. Lamers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : UVA:X030209523

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Stellar Evolution at Low Metallicity by Henny J. G. L. M. Lamers Pdf

Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1664 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Bibliography, National
ISBN : UOM:39015062080349

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The British National Bibliography by Arthur James Wells Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1254 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Astronomy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123062536

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The Astronomical Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Carnegie Institution of Washington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Research
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131905668

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Year Book by Carnegie Institution of Washington Pdf

Author : David L. Block,Kenneth C. Freeman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387789750

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Shrouds of the Night by David L. Block,Kenneth C. Freeman Pdf

The Milky Way has captivated the mind of multitudes ever since the beginning of time. Particularly striking are its apparent dusty gaping voids. With the advent of near-infrared technology, astronomers have discovered an awesome new view of its structure, and of the structure of other galaxies around us. Galaxies are encased within Shrouds of the Night: shrouds or veils of cosmic dust, which have given us a totally incomplete picture of what our majestic Universe actually looks like. In this book, we feature some of the remarkable early photographic work of masters such as Isaac Roberts and Edward Barnard, before presenting to the reader the unmasked (dust penetrated) view of our cosmos, using some of the world’s largest ground and space-based telescopes.