Lyman Spitzer, Jr., is a leading astronomer whose work has revolutionized our understanding of interstellar space and plasma physics. In addition, his proposals for a large telescope in space led after many decades to the Hubble Space Telescope.Dreams, Stars, and Electrons contains some thirty of his papers, selected mainly for their relevance to present research. Some of these works have previously not been readily available. A commentary by the author, preceding each paper, gives interesting background information and summarizes some more recent work.
Part I of the book is devoted to twelve papers on the gas and dust in interstellar space, beginning with the author's theory (now accepted fact) that this interstellar material in spiral galaxies is the birthplace of young stars. The final interstellar paper summarizes the extensive results obtained by the Princeton/NASA Copernicus satellite. In Part II eight papers discuss problems of stellar dynamics, including systematic acceleration of stars in random passage near interstellar clouds. Other papers analyze the evolution of a spherical cluster in the absence of external perturbations. Part III deals primarily with the early development and present performance of the Hubble telescope; and Part IV, with plasma physics, including controlled fusion. More personal writings are included in Part V.
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Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Co-Winner of the 2015 Gruber Cosmology Prize for Theoretical and Experimental Explorations of the Universe (with John Carlstrom and Lyman Page), The Gruber Foundation
Introductory Remarks | ||
Preface | ||
1 | The Dynamics of the Interstellar Medium. I. Local Equilibrium | 3 |
2 | The Dynamics of the Interstellar Medium. III. Galactic Distribution | 21 |
3 | The Formation of Stars | 48 |
4 | The Temperature of Interstellar Matter. I | 60 |
5 | Continuous Emission from Planetary Nebulae | 93 |
6 | A Comparison of the Components in Interstellar Sodium and Calcium | 110 |
7 | On a Possible Interstellar Galactic Corona | 133 |
8 | Absorption Lines Produced by Galactic Halos | 151 |
9 | Spectrophotometric Results from the Copernicus Satellite. I. Instrumentation and Performance | 158 |
10 | Spectrophotometric Results from the Copernicus Satellite. IV. Molecular Hydrogen in Interstellar Space | 169 |
11 | Average Density along Interstellar Lines of Sight | 179 |
12 | Clouds between the Stars | 189 |
13 | The Stability of Isolated Clusters | 217 |
14 | Stellar Populations and Collisions of Galaxies | 241 |
15 | The Possible Influence of Interstellar Clouds on Stellar Velocities | 254 |
16 | Disruption of Galactic Clusters | 277 |
17 | Equipartition and the Formation of Compact Nuclei in Spherical Stellar Systems | 297 |
18 | Dynamical Evolution of Dense, Spherical Star Systems | 307 |
19 | Random Gravitational Encounters and the Evolution of Spherical Systems. I. Method | 329 |
20 | Dynamics of Globular Clusters | 344 |
21 | Astronomical Advantages of an Extra-Terrestrial Observatory | 369 |
22 | Interplanetary Travel between Satellite Orbits | 381 |
23 | History of the Large Space Telescope | 395 |
24 | The Electrical Conductivity of an Ionized Gas | 409 |
25 | Transport Phenomena in a Completely Ionized Gas | 434 |
26 | The Stellarator Concept | 444 |
27 | Perspectives on the Past, Present, and Future of Fusion Research | 470 |
28 | A Contribution to the Mathematical Theory of Big Game Hunting | 481 |
29 | Physics of Sound in the Sea I. Transmission, Summary | 486 |
30 | H. N. Russell, Astronomer | 505 |
31 | Letter from L. Spitzer to H. Shapley, with Attached Long-Range Plan | 510 |
32 | Dreams, Stars, and Electrons | 519 |
List of Published Papers by Lyman Spitzer, Jr. | 525 | |
Index | 535 |
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