New windows on the universe : advances in multimessenger astronomy /

This book provides examples of multi-wavelength and multimessenger studies within astronomical research. The examples range widely over topics at the forefront of contemporary research and include colliding black holes and neutron stars, the discovery of planetary systems around stars other than our...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vrtilek, Saeqa Dil (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2022]
Colección:IOP (Series). Release 22.
AAS-IOP astronomy. 2022 collection.
Temas:
Astrophysics.
Cosmic background radiation.
Cosmic rays.
Neutrino astrophysics.
Gravitational waves.
Galaxies & stars.
SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Messengers of astrophysics
  • 1.1. Introduction
  • 1.2. Electromagnetic radiation
  • 1.3. Cosmic rays
  • 1.4. Neutrinos
  • 1.5. Gravitational waves
  • 2. From dust ... the birth and death of stars
  • 2.1. Introduction
  • 2.2. Stellar birth
  • 2.3. Stellar death
  • 3. To dust ... the birth and death of planets
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Our solar system
  • 3.3. Exoplanets
  • 3.4. Finding earth-like planets
  • 4. New characters on the cosmic stage
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. Radio pulsars
  • 4.3. Gamma-ray bursts
  • 5. From matter to energy
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Our sun : the most luminous object in our sky
  • 5.3. X-ray binaries : the most luminous objects in our galaxy
  • 5.4. Quasars and active galactic nuclei : the most luminous objects in the universe
  • 5.5. Ultra high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) : microscopic particles with macroscopic energies
  • 6. From energy to matter : cosmology
  • 6.1. Introduction
  • 6.2. The expanding view of our universe
  • 6.3. The cosmological principle
  • 6.4. Expansion of the universe
  • 6.5. The need for dark matter
  • 6.6. The need for dark energy : acceleration of the universe
  • 6.7. Standard model
  • 6.8. The beginning of the universe
  • 6.9. The physical limits and contents of the universe
  • 6.10. The end of the universe
  • 7. The ever expanding horizon
  • 7.1. Introduction
  • 7.2. Electromagnetic waves
  • 7.3. Cosmic rays
  • 7.4. Neutrinos
  • 7.5. Gravitational waves.

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