Observational Astrophysics. (= Astronomy and Astrophysics Library),

Léna, Pierre.:

ISBN 10: 3540184333 / ISBN 13: 9783540184331

Published by Springer, Berlin, 1988

About this Item

328 S. mit 204 Figuren, (328 pp. with 204 figures), 3540184333 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 640 Groß 8°, Original-Pappband (Hardcover), gutes Exemplar,

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Observational Astrophysics. (= Astronomy and Astrophysics Library),
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540184333
• ISBN 13: 9783540184331
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Astronomie

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Synopsis

This work aims to present a unified view of the observing methods and tools of contemporary astrophysics. The collection of information coming from the celestial sources, the methods to process it, the fundamental laws of physics which control it are the subject of the book. Developments in spatial interometry, new detectors, and image restoration methods are presented.

From the Back Cover

This is the updated, widely revised, restructured and expanded third edition of Léna et al.'s successful work Observational Astrophysics. It presents a synthesis on tools and methods of observational astrophysics of the early 21st century. Written specifically for astrophysicists and graduate students, this textbook focuses on fundamental and sometimes practical limitations on the ultimate performance that an astronomical system may reach, rather than presenting particular systems in detail.
In little more than a decade there has been extraordinary progress in imaging and detection technologies, in the fields of adaptive optics, optical interferometry, in the sub-millimetre waveband, observation of neutrinos, discovery of exoplanets, to name but a few examples.
The work deals with ground-based and space-based astronomy and their respective fields. And it also presents the ambitious concepts behind space missions aimed for the next decades. Avoiding particulars, it covers the whole of the electromagnetic spectrum, and provides an introduction to the new forms of astronomy becoming possible with gravitational waves and neutrinos. It also treats numerical aspects of observational astrophysics: signal processing, astronomical databases and virtual observatories.