The Invisible Universe (3rd Ed., 3rd ed. 2015) The Story of Radio Astronomy Astronomers' Universe Series
Auteur : Verschuur Gerrit
Hidden from human view, accessible only to sensitive receivers attached to huge radio telescopes, the invisible universe beyond our senses continues to fascinate and intrigue our imaginations. Closer to home, in the Milky Way galaxy, radio astronomers listen patiently to the ticking of pulsars that tell of star death and states of matter of awesome densities. All of this happens out there in the universe hidden from our eyes, even when aided by the Hubble Space Telescope.
This is the story of radio astronomy, of how radio waves are generated by stars, supernova, quasars, colliding galaxies and by the very beginnings of the universe itself. The author discusses what radio astronomers are doing in the New Mexico desert, in a remote valley in Puerto Rico, and in the green Pocahontas Valley in West Virginia, as well as dozens of other remote sites around the world. With each of these observatories, the scientists collect and analyze their data, "listening" to the radio signals from space in order to learn what, or perhaps who, is out there as well. The author specifically highlights enormous changes that have occurred in the field over the past 50 years, including the political reality of radio astronomy and what that could mean for the future.
Includes new chapters that encompass the amazing work already being done by ALMA and some of the new radio telescopes that have come into operation since 2007
Provides new information that concerns the political reality of what happens to “big science” when it becomes too big to be affordable
Verschuur both entertains and informs about the contribution that radio astronomy is making towards an understanding of the universe Highly recommended. All levels.” (W. E. Howard III, CHOICE, Vol. 44 (11), August, 2007)
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Date de parution : 02-2015
Ouvrage de 259 p.
15.5x23.5 cm