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Frontiers of astrophysics : celebration of NRAO 50th Anniversary Science Symposium, proceedings of a symposium held at National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, 18-21 June 2007
- Title
- Frontiers of astrophysics : celebration of NRAO 50th Anniversary Science Symposium, proceedings of a symposium held at National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, 18-21 June 2007 / edited by Alan H. Bridle, James J. Condon, and Gareth C. Hunt.
- Publication
- San Francisco, Calif. : Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2008.
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- Description
- xx, 390 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the NRAO hosted a science symposium highlighting the most important questions that can be addressed by astronomers. The universe is a unique laboratory yielding historical data on the creation of the universe, the formation of the first stars and galaxies, the production of the elements, the assembly of molecules and the building blocks of life in interstellar space, how and where planets form, and possible changes in fundamental physical constants on cosmological time scales. This "laboratory" contains black holes, neutron stars, and gravitational radiation for studying extreme gravity and extremely dense matter. It is filled with the mysterious dark energy and dark matter that control the expansion and destiny of the universe, and whose nature is a critical unsolved problem for physics. This symposium brought together leading scientists to address the most important questions in these areas, the major contributions to astronomy enabled by NRAO instruments-past, present, and future - and to suggest future directions for research involving radio observations and techniques."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series Statement
- Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) conference series ; v. 395
- Uniform Title
- Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) conference series ; v. 395.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes author and general indices.
- Contents
- Pt. 1. Introduction -- Pt. 2. Early Universe -- Pt. 3. Galaxies, Star Formation, and the Local Universe -- Pt. 4. Milky Way - Stars, Interstellar Medium, and Planets -- Pt. 5. Astrophysics -- Pt. 6. NRAO: Origins, History, and Future -- Pt. 7. Abstracts of Posters Coordinated Science with the VLBA an.
- ISBN
- 9781583816608
- 1583816607
- OCLC
- ocn241292110
- 241292110
- SCSB-5427640
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries