The Extragalactic Distance Scale

Author : Space Telescope Science Institute (U.S.). Symposium
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521591645
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Extragalactic Distance Scale written by Space Telescope Science Institute (U.S.). Symposium and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-06-28 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the hottest debates in astronomy and cosmology today concerns the value of the Hubble constant. This constant is of paramount importance since it fixes the size and age of the Universe. At a symposium at the Space Telescope Science Institute, experts from around the world presented the latest results from a plethora of techniques for determining the Hubble constant. The value has always been controversial, but at this meeting experts' results agreed for the first time to within about 20%. Based on the meeting, this book presents twenty-three specially written review articles. They provide a comprehensive account of the Hubble-constant debate with the latest results from gravitational lensing, supernovae and novae, the Tully-Fisher relation, the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect, globular clusters, planetary nebulae, light echoes, and the Hubble Space Telescope Key Project. This timely volume provides a standard reference for graduate students and researchers in astronomy and cosmology.

Author : Danielle Alloin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9783540201281
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stellar Candles for the Extragalactic Distance Scale written by Danielle Alloin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2003-10-20 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reviews the current status with respect to both theory and observation of the extragalactic distance scale. A sufficient accuracy is required both for a precise determination of the cosmological parameters and also in order to achieve a better understanding of physical processes in extragalactic systems. The "standard candles", used to set up the extragalactic distance scale, reviewed in this book include cepheid variables, RR Lyrae variables, novae, Type Ia and Type II supernovae as well as globular clusters and planetary nebulae.

Author : Christopher J. Pritchet
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Extragalactic Distance Scale written by Christopher J. Pritchet and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sidney Van den Bergh
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 408 pages
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Download or read book The Extragalactic Distance Scale written by Sidney Van den Bergh and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Danielle Alloin
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9783662143933
Total Pages : 309 pages
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Download or read book Stellar Candles for the Extragalactic Distance Scale written by Danielle Alloin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-03-12 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reviews the current status with respect to both theory and observation of the extragalactic distance scale. A sufficient accuracy is required both for a precise determination of the cosmological parameters and also in order to achieve a better understanding of physical processes in extragalactic systems. The "standard candles", used to set up the extragalactic distance scale, reviewed in this book include cepheid variables, RR Lyrae variables, novae, Type Ia and Type II supernovae as well as globular clusters and planetary nebulae.

Author : Stephen Webb
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9781852331061
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Measuring the Universe written by Stephen Webb and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1999-03-18 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the mathematical reasoning which was used to calculate first the size of the earth, then the solar system, and so on up to the universe.

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Total Pages : 90 pages
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Download or read book The Extragalactic Distance Scale written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Gérard De Vaucouleurs
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
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Download or read book The Cosmic Distance Scale and the Hubble Constant written by Gérard De Vaucouleurs and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Daniel Egret
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
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Download or read book Harmonizing Cosmic Distance Scales in a Post-Hipparcos Era written by Daniel Egret and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ronald J Buta
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9811216703
Total Pages : 486 pages
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Download or read book Cosmic Pinwheels: Spiral Galaxies And The Universe written by Ronald J Buta and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'It is strongly biased towards the author's speciality of galaxy morphology, and particularly to bars and rings. To be fair, these are often given fairly short shrift in other textbooks, so this is a useful source of detail on such topics from an expert. In addition, references to original technical papers are given throughout which makes the book a handy introduction to the literature (which students may well find useful).'The Observatory MagazineThe main goal of the book is to introduce the reader to the world of spiral galaxies, how spirals were discovered, what they represent from a physical point of view, and what people have learned about the universe and the nature of galaxies in general from the study of spirals. Topics include early discoveries of nebulae, the island universe concept, the structure of spirals as seen both visually with telescopes and in images obtained with different filters, the role of spirals in the discovery of interstellar dust and dark matter, the different kinds of spiral galaxies and the importance of bars and rings, how different non-spiral galaxy types such as elliptical galaxies and S0 galaxies connect to spirals, and how spirals have contributed to our understanding of star formation and evolution, galaxy formation and evolution, the cosmological distance scale, and the universal expansion. The Milky Way as a spiral galaxy is also discussed.The book is profusely illustrated and not only a discourse on the spirals, but is also a personal reminiscence based on the author's studies of spiral galaxies over the past 45 years.