Ideal for readers with a mathematical background and a basic knowledge of relativity, this book explores the informative power of the theory of relativity,... Læs mere
Laboratory astrophysics is the Rosetta Stone that enables astronomers to understand and interpret the distant cosmos. IAU S350 explores the main themes of laboratory... Læs mere
New discoveries in astrobiology, including thousands of planets around distant stars, have increased the likelihood of finding life beyond Earth. Astronomer and... Læs mere
A geometric introduction to celestial mechanics, for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. This textbook introduces the geometric concepts underlying... Læs mere
An introductory text in General Relativity, while also focusing some solutions to the cosmological constant problem, which consists in... Læs mere
It is believed that most of the matter in the universe is dark, that is it cannot be detected from the light which it emits (or fails to emit). Its presence is inferred... Læs mere
A general graduate level presentation of supersymmetry, a symmetry which plays a central role in the theory of elementary particles. Useful for graduate students who want to specialize in high energy experimental or theoretical physics, high energy astrophysics or cosmology.
The aim of this book is to become a major reference text for gravitational-wave physics, covering in detail both the experimental and the theoretical... Læs mere
Presenting the story of Poincare's work, this book traces the history of attempts to solve the problems of celestial mechanics posed in Isaac Newton's "Principia" in 1686. It introduces the people whose ideas led to the field called nonlinear dynamics.
Introduces readers to advances in American space exploration. This book discusses ways to capture and redirect asteroids; presents... Læs mere