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  • 1
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    New York, NY : Springer New York
    ISBN: 9780387360829
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (IV, 124 p. 108 illus. in color, digital)
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    Parallel Title: Buchausg. u.d.T. Christensen, Lars Lindberg, 1970 - Hubble
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    Keywords: Science (General) ; Popular Science ; Astronomy ; Bildband ; Hubble-Weltraumteleskop ; Astronomische Beobachtung ; Geschichte 1990-2005
    Abstract: The Hubble Story -- Hubble Up Close -- Planetary Tales -- The Lives of Stars -- Cosmic Collisions -- Monsters in Space -- Gravitational Illusions -- Birth and Death of the Universe -- Looking to the end of Time -- Hubble Gallery
    Abstract: BACK COVER COPY** This book forms part of the European Space Agency’s 15th anniversary celebration activities for the 1990 launch of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. As an observatory in space, Hubble is one of the most successful scientific projects of all time, both in terms of scientific output and its immediate public appeal. Hubble creates an enormous impact by exploiting a unique scientific niche where no other instruments can compete. It consistently delivers super-sharp images and clean, uncontaminated spectra over the entire near-infrared and ultraviolet regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. This has opened up new scientific territory and resulted in many paradigm-breaking discoveries. Exquisite quality images have enabled astronomers to gain entirely new insights into the workings of a huge range of different astronomical objects. Hubble has provided the visual overview of the underlying astrophysical processes taking place in these objects, ranging from planets in our Solar System to galaxies in the young Universe. Astronomy is fortunate in that telescopes not only produce results of great scientific value, but also of eye-catching beauty and artistic potential. This book shows the close relationship between the two at its best. Hubble’s design remains unique amongst space-based observatories by enabling astronauts to regularly maintain and upgrade it during Space Shuttle Servicing Missions. These have not only kept the telescope at the forefront of scientific capability, but have transformed its performance to heights beyond the dreams of its original designers. FRONT INSIDE FLAP** About the Authors Lars Lindberg Christensen Lars is a science communication specialist heading the Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre group in Munich, Germany where he is responsible for public outreach and education for the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope in Europe. Lars obtained his Master’s Degree in physics and astronomy from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Before assuming his current position, he spent a decade working as a science communicator and technical specialist for Tycho Brahe Planetarium in Copenhagen. Lars has more than 100 publications to his credit, most of them in popular science communication and its theory. His other productive interests lie in the areas of graphical communication, written communication, technical communication and scientific communication. He is the author of "The Hands-On Guide to Science Communi ...
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  • 2
    ISBN: 9781402030857
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XVII, 266p, digital)
    Series Statement: NATO Science Series, Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry 183
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    Series Statement: Humanities, Social Science and Law
    Parallel Title: Buchausg. u.d.T. New challenges in superconductivity
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    Keywords: Science (General) ; Condensed matter ; Particles (Nuclear physics) ; Superconductivity ; Science, general ; Physics ; Supraleitung
    Abstract: Fulin Zuo
    Abstract: This volume contains the proceedings of the 2004 University of Miami Workshop onUnconventional Superconductivity. The workshop was the fourth in a series of successful meetings on High-TCSuperconductivity and related topics, which took place at the James L. Knight Physics Building on the University of Miami campus in Coral Gables, Florida, in January 1991, 1995, 1999, and 2004.The volume includes high-quality papers on state of the art works on unconventional superconductivity. A key issue, discussed by many in the workshop, was how homogeneous the cuprates are. STM data, as well as other reports, showed that the cuprate superconductors (SC's) studied were inhomogeneous, especially in the underdoped regime; while experiments, like ARPES and magnetoresistance have established the existence of a Fermi Surface, at least above some doping level, in the cuprates. Other topics ranging from the pseudogap problem to pairing mechanisms are also discussed by various authors. In general, experiments show more convergence than high-TCtheories. There is definitely no consensus on the high- TCmechanism, although two broad groups exist: those around the extended "Big Tent" homogenous scheme, and those who assume an intrinsic inhomogeneous state. Another division could be viewed between those who consider the high- TCmechanism to be essentially of an electronic-magnetic origin (with no role played by the lattice), and those who assign an important role to the lattice.There seemed to be a consensus in the workshop that MgB2 and the fullerenes are simpler SC's than the cuprates, while work on ruthenocuprates and the coexistence of SC and ferromagnetism provided new stimuli to research and understanding. Interest was drawn also by the new NaxCoO2yH2O SC. Although this is a low-TCmaterial, its physical properties have asimilarity to those of the cuprates; thus research on this system seems to be important for the understanding of high TCSC.The volume gives a brief overview of many facets of present day superconductivity research and should be of great interest to all scientists and research students who work in the field of superconductivity or related subjects in condensed matter physics and material sciences.
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  • 3
    ISBN: 9781402026980
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (IX, 289 p, digital)
    Series Statement: Archimedes 9
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    Series Statement: Humanities, Social Science and Law
    Parallel Title: Buchausg. u.d.T. Dijksterhuis, Fokko Jan Lenses and waves
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    Keywords: Science (General) ; Technology Philosophy ; Mathematics_$xHistory ; Physics History ; Science, general ; Philosophy ; Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary ; Huygens, Christiaan 1629-1695 ; Optik ; Geschichte
    Abstract: From the contents: 1. Introduction – 'The perfect Cartesian' -- 2. 1653 – 'Tractatus' -- 3. 1655-1672 – 'De Aberratione' -- 4. The 'Project' of 1672 -- 5. 1677-1679 – Waves of Light -- 6. 1690 – Traité de la Lumière -- 7. Conclusion: Lenses & Waves -- List of figures -- Bibliography -- Index
    Abstract: In 1690, Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695) published Traité de la Lumière, containing his renowned wave theory of light. It is considered a landmark in seventeenth-century science, for the way Huygens mathematized the corpuscular nature of light and his probabilistic conception of natural knowledge. This book discusses the development of Huygens’ wave theory, reconstructing the winding road that eventually led to Traité de la Lumière. For the first time, the full range of manuscript sources is taken into account. In addition, the development of Huygens’ thinking on the nature of light is put in the context of his optics as a whole, which was dominated by his lifelong pursuit of theoretical and practical dioptrics. In so doing, this book offers the first account of the development of Huygens’ mathematical analysis of lenses and telescopes and its significance for the origin of the wave theory of light. As Huygens applied his mathematical proficiency to practical issues pertaining to telescopes – including trying to design a perfect telescope by means of mathematical theory – his dioptrics is significant for our understanding of seventeenth-century relations between theory and practice. With this full account of Huygens’ optics, this book sheds new light on the history of seventeenth-century optics and the rise of the new mathematical sciences, as well as Huygens’ oeuvre as a whole. Students of the history of optics, of early mathematical physics, and the Scientific Revolution, will find this book enlightening
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