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Describes the basic physical processes - including radiative transfer, molecular absorption, and chemical processes - common to the various planetary atmospheres, as well as the transit, eclipse, and thermal phase variation observations that are unique to exoplanets.

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Inverse theory concerns the mathematical techniques that enable researchers to use the available information to build a model of the unknown system or to determine its essential properties. This book aims to provide a systematic development of inverse theory at the graduate and professional level. It is illustrated with examples from geophysics.

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An exposition of black-hole astrophysics and general relativity that help you to understand how gamma rays, cosmic rays, and neutrinos are produced by black holes. It presents a mathematical description of fundamental astrophysical radiation processes, including Compton scattering of electrons and photons.

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Covers the basic concepts in cosmology, drawing on insights from an astronomer who has pioneered much of this research over the years. This book covers such topics as the gravitational growth of perturbations in an expanding universe, the abundance and properties of dark matter halos and galaxies, and reionization.

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Finding viable solutions to many of the problems threatening our environment hinges on understanding the rocks below the earth's surface. This book discusses the physical properties of rocks, proceeding by chapter through mechanical, fluid flow, acoustical, electrical, dielectric, thermal, and magnetic properties.

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Describes how living things bump up against non-biological reality. Asking us wonder about the design of plants and animals around us, this book includes examples from every major group of animals and plants, with illustrative problems, and with suggestions of experiments that need only common household materials.

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Discusses some techniques used to obtain numerical solutions of the equations of motion for planets and satellites. This book also introduces the two-body problem and solves it by developing six integrals of the motion, starting from Newton's three laws of motion and his law of gravitation and then using vector algebra to develop the integrals.

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Presents an account of two pillars of the techniques of nonlinear dynamics and chaos theory: stable and chaotic behavior. This title discusses cases in which N-body motions are stable, covering topics such as Hamiltonian systems, the (Moser) twist theorem, and aspects of Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser theory.

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Discusses both the foundations and techniques of MK and other spectral classification systems. This book introduces the astrophysics of spectroscopy, reviews the entire field of stellar astronomy, and shows how the well-tested methods of spectral classification are a tool for graduate students and researchers working in astronomy and astrophysics.

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With the development of nuclear physics the theory of the stellar interior entered a new phase. Many new investigations have been conducted and the results published in a variety of specialized media. This book brings these results together in a single volume and summarizes the present status of the theory of stellar evolution. Originally publishe

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Attempts to investigate the question of how matter has evolved since its origin in the Big Bang, from the cosmological synthesis of hydrogen and helium to the generation of the complex set of nuclei that comprise our world and our selves. This book also presents an understanding by combining simple analytic models with computer simulations.

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Depicts an Earth whose interior is as active as its surface, and whose processes in the deep interior often control surface dynamics. This book discusses the importance of the hydrogen in water in determining the structure of the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary. It is intended for students of Earth sciences, materials sciences, and physics.

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The theory of linear poroelasticity describes the interaction between mechanical effects and adding or removing fluid from rock. This book incorporates example problems from geomechanics, hydrogeology, and petroleum engineering to illustrate poroelastic behavior and solution methods for a variety of real-world scenarios.

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This book documents Szilard's energetic attempts to influence public policy on arms control and disarmament issues, both through open political processes and statements and through behindthe-scenes contacts with Washington power sources and a remarkable exercise in personal diplomacy with Nikita Khrushchev.

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Are you ready to be transported beyond our Universe Your understanding of reality will never be the same after reading this tiny book and assembling a simple included model, you will be touched by the mysterious reality beyond human understanding. But if you are too afraid to be taken out of your cozy sense of reality then do not read this book.

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An eye-opening and accessible account of the latest as-yet-inexplicable phenomena of the universe oddities that could transform our understanding of the fundamental nature of reality.

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Offers an introduction to galactic astrophysics to advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and researchers. This book covers topics including N-body simulation methods, black holes in stellar systems, linear stability and response theory, and galaxy formation in the cosmological context.