Fundamental Questions in Astrophysics: Guidelines for Future UV Observatories

by Willem Wamsteker and Ana I. Gomez de Castro

Book Overview

Modern astrophysics is a mature science that has evolved from its early phase of discovery and classification to a physics-oriented discipline focused on finding answers to fundamental problems ranging from cosmology to the origin and diversity of life-sustainable systems in the Universe. For this very reason, progress of modern astrophysics requires access to the electromagnetic spectrum in the broadest energy range. The Ultraviolet is a fundamental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 904817208X
• ISBN13: 9789048172085
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 11.0"