Advancing the Physics of Cosmic Distances (IAU S289): Proceedings of the 289th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union Held in Beijing, China, August 27-31, 2012 - Rilegato
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IAU Symposium 289 provides a snapshot of the field of distance measurement in space, exploring recent progress and cutting-edge methods.
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IAU Symposium 289 explores methods for defining distances in space, including trigonometry, applications based on general relativistic effects, and more exotic techniques. This volume provides a snapshot of the field of distance measurement, offering up-to-date results, a cutting-edge account of recent progress, and discussion of the remaining pitfalls and uncertainties.
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Introductory review: the cosmic distance scale, past, present, and future; Session I. Resolved stars in the Milky Way; Session II. From the Milky Way to the Local Group; Session III. Reaching Virgo cluster distances and beyond; Session IV. Cosmological distances; Summary; Posters; Author index; Object index; Subject index.
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Advancing the Physics of Cosmic Distances. Proceedings of the 289th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union Held in Beijing, China. August 27-31, 2012
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Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2013
ISBN 10: 1107033780
ISBN 13: 9781107033788
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Original Boards. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Edition. 460 pages. With diagrams and illustrations. Stamped Damaged on verso title page. Top right hand corner lightly bumped. Bottom spine somewhat damaged. ; Hardcover; Quarto; Knowing an astrophysical object's distance is key to understanding it. IAU Symposium 289 brought together experts on distance determinations and, importantly, the underlying physics enabling it, covering scales from the solar neighbourhood to the edge of the Universe. It explores how various methods are employed to define the milestones deeper into space, from trigonometry to applications based on general relativistic effects and even more exotic techniques. The contributors to this volume emphasise the physical bases of the methods and recent advances made to further our physical insights. The volume provides a snapshot of the field of distance measurement, offering not only up-to-date results and a cutting-edge account of recent progress, but also full discussion of the pitfalls encountered and the uncertainties that remain. This Symposium is especially timely, as we look forward to the era of high-precision astrometry data from Gaia and very long baseline interferometers on the ground. Codice articolo 21121
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