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The Cold Universe

Saas-Fee Advanced Course 32, 2002. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy

By: Andrew W. Blain,Francoise Combes,Bruce T. Draine

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The Cold Universe

Saas-Fee Advanced Course 32, 2002. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy

By: Andrew W. Blain,Francoise Combes,Bruce T. Draine

This book contains the expanded lecture notes of the 32nd Saas-Fee Advanced Course. The three contributions present the central themes in modern research on the cold universe, ranging from cold objects at large distances to the physics of dust in cold clouds.

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3540316361

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Galaxies and Cosmology

By: Francoise COMBES,Patrick Boissé,Alain Mazure,Alain Blanchard

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Galaxies and Cosmology

By: Francoise COMBES,Patrick Boissé,Alain Mazure,Alain Blanchard

Unique in its breadth of coverage and level of presentation, this revised textbook provides more on the nature of galaxies, extragalactic objects, the large-scale structure of the Universe, and cosmology than is available in general textbooks on astronomy. It remains, however, accessible to advanced undergraduate students. One or more chapters are devoted to each of the following: the classification and morphology of galaxies; the galactic interstellar medium; galactic kinematics; elliptical, spiral, and barred spiral galaxies; the interactions between galaxies; extragalactic radio sources, quasars and their line spectra, and other active galactic nuclei; the formation of galaxies; the Universe as a whole; and cosmology.

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3540419276

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9783540419273

Planetary Systems

Detection, Formation and Habitability of Extrasolar Planets

By: Marc Ollivier,Thérèse Encrenaz,Francoise Roques,Franck Selsis,Fabienne Casoli

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Planetary Systems

Detection, Formation and Habitability of Extrasolar Planets

By: Marc Ollivier,Thérèse Encrenaz,Francoise Roques,Franck Selsis,Fabienne Casoli

Over the past ten years, the discovery of extrasolar planets has opened a new field of astronomy, and this area of research is rapidly growing, from both the observational and theoretical point of view. The presence of many giant exoplanets in the close vicinity of their star shows that these newly discovered planetary systems are very different from the solar system. New theoretical models are being developed in order to understand their formation scenarios, and new observational methods are being implemented to increase the sensitivity of exoplanet detections. In the present book, the authors address the question of planetary systems from all aspects. Starting from the facts (the detection of more than 300 extraterrestrial planets), they first describe the various methods used for these discoveries and propose a synthetic analysis of their global properties. They then consider the observations of young stars and circumstellar disks and address the case of the solar system as a specific example, different from the newly discovered systems. Then the study of planetary systems and of exoplanets is presented from a more theoretical point of view. The book ends with an outlook to future astronomical projects, and a description of the search for life on exoplanets. This book addresses students and researchers who wish to better understand this newly expanding field of research.

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3540757481

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The Stars

By: Evry L. Schatzman,Francoise Praderie

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The Stars

By: Evry L. Schatzman,Francoise Praderie

Following an introductory chapter on stellar fundamentals, the story begins of the lives and deaths of the stars. The authors take us on a journey from the sun, a comparatively young star, to supernovae - manifestations of dramatic death. On the way, the reader, advanced undergraduate or beginning postgraduate, is presented with such topics as stellar evolution, the hydrodynamics of stellar interiors, variability, and solar and stellar activity. This comprehensive but rigorous text, building on the theoretical and observational advances of recent years - for instance, astrophysical theory in the light of Supernova 1987A - is required reading for all serious students of astronomy.

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3540541969

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Latin

Or the Empire of the Sign

By: Francoise Waquet

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Latin

Or the Empire of the Sign

By: Francoise Waquet

A highly original and accessible history of Latin between the sixteenth and twentieth centuries that explores how Latin came to dominate the civic and sacred worlds of Europe and, arguably, the entire western world.

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1859844022

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Landscape Ecology

Concepts, Methods, and Applications

By: Francoise Burel,Jacques Baudry

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Landscape Ecology

Concepts, Methods, and Applications

By: Francoise Burel,Jacques Baudry

This book is intended as a resource for students and researchers interested in developmental biology and physiology and specifically addresses the larval stages of fish. Fish larvae (and fish embryos) are not small juveniles or adults. Rather they are transitionary organisms that bridge the critical gap between the singlecelled egg and sexually immature juvenile. Fish larvae represent the stage of the life cycle that is used for differentiation, feeding and distribution. The book aims at providing a single-volume treatise that explains how fish larvae develop and differentiate, how they regulate salt, water and acid-base balance, how they transport and exchange gases, acquire and utilise energy, how they sense their environment, and move in their aquatic medium, how they control and defend themselves, and finally how they grow up.

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Science Publishers

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1578082145

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9781578082148

The Solar System

By: Therese Encrenaz,Jean-Pierre Bibring,M. Blanc,Maria-Antonietta Barucci,Francoise Roques,Philippe Zarka

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The Solar System

By: Therese Encrenaz,Jean-Pierre Bibring,M. Blanc,Maria-Antonietta Barucci,Francoise Roques,Philippe Zarka

In this third corrected and revised edition students and lecturers in astronomy and planetary science as well as planet observers will find a mine of up-to-date information on the solar system and its interaction with the interplanetary medium, its various objects, comparative planetology, discussion of questions for further research and future space exploration.

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3540002413

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The Cold Universe

Saas-Fee Advanced Course 32, 2002. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy

By: Andrew W. Blain,Francoise Combes,Bruce T. Draine

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Saas-Fee Advanced Course 32, 2002. Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy

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Galaxies and Cosmology

By: Francoise COMBES,Patrick Boissé,Alain Mazure,Alain Blanchard

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