The Local Bubble and Beyond: Lyman-Spitzer-Colloquium: 506 (Lecture Notes in Physics) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540643060 ISBN 13: 9783540643067

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1998

Synopsis

This book gives a comprehensive overview of the current observational and theoretical status in the field of the local and general interstellar medium. It contains contributions presented at the IAU Colloquium No. 166. Review articles and highlight talks will serve both as an introduction to the field for the undergraduate or the non-specialist and also give a summary of the most recent developments for the expert and researcher. These articles are supplemented by a representative number of original research papers. All contributions are fully refereed and have been edited with extensive care to provide a high-standard reference book. The scientific content spans a wide range from solar system measurements of dust grains to X-ray emission from distant galaxies.

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Synopsis

This is a comprehensive overview of the observational and theoretical status in the field of the local and general interstellar medium. It contains contributions presented at the IAU Colloquium number 166. Review articles and highlight talks hope to serve both as an introduction to the field for the undergraduate or the non-specialist and also give a summary of developments for the expert and researcher. These articles are supplemented by a representative number of research papers. All contributions are refereed. The scientific content spans a wide range from solar system measurements of dust grains to X-ray emission from distant galaxies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540643060
• ISBN 13: 9783540643067
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 603
• Editor: Breitschwerdt Dieter, Freyberg Michael J., Trümper Joachim