Features
ISBN Number: 9780521617048
Subtitle: A Symposium Honoring William Liller
Editor: Lugger, Phyllis M.
Editor: Lugger, Phyllis M.
Written by: Lugger, Phyllis M.
Published by: Cambridge University Press
Location: Cambridge
Subject: Astrophysics & Space Science
Subject: Astronomy
Subject: Astrophysics
Subject: Astronomy, Congresses.
Subject: Astrophysics, Congresses.
Subject: Miller, William,--1927-
Subject: Astronomy--Congresses Astronomy--Congresses
Edition Description: Pbk
Date of Publication: October 2004
Cover Type: Paperback
Grade Level: Professional and scholarly
Written in: English
Illustrations: Yes
Number of Pages: 333
Book Size: 969x744x70 132
This festschrift volume is dedicated to William Liller, a noted observational astronomer who is now retired from a Harvard University named professorship. Nineteen of Liller's colleagues and former students (as well as Liller himself) give insightful reviews of the current state of a broad range of frontier astrophysical areas from the solar system to the limits of the observable universe. The reviews are of special interest to professional astronomers and students of astronomy, and are also accessible to the interested nonspecialist reader. The articles are well suited for providing graduate students in astronomy with an introduction to these topics. The authors describe their personal involvement in important research advances and convey a sense of the excitement of scientific discovery. The reader is given an overview of the advanced techniques used by today's observational astronomers for probing the mysteries of the cosmos, and of the theoretical interpretation of the observational findings. Synopsis:
In this festschrift volume dedicated to William Liller - a noted observational astronomer - nineteen of his colleagues and former students (as well as Liller himself) give insightful reviews of the current state of a broad range of frontier astrophysical areas from the solar system to the limits of the observable universe.
Synopsis:
A collection of insightful reviews at the frontiers of astrophysics.
Synopsis:
Twenty-three researchers give insightful snapshots of current progress in a wide variety of topics of astrophysical interest, including the nature of asteroid surfaces, interstellar gas, stars and star formation, hot gas in galaxies, and quasar variability. The reviews are at a level accessible to graduate students working in astronomy and will be useful summaries of many important research areas.
