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Title

New windows to the universe / XIth European Regional Astronomy Meeting of the International Astronomical Union ; edited by F. Sánchez, M. Vázquez.

Author

European Regional Astronomy Meeting of the IAU (11th : 1989 : University of La Laguna)

Publication

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990.

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Additional Authors

• Sánchez, Francisco, 1936-
• Vázquez, M. (Manuel)
• International Astronomical Union.

Description

2 volumes : illustrations; 26 cm

Subject

• Astronomy > Congresses
• Astronomy
• Astronomi

Genre/Form

Conference papers and proceedings.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• Vol. 1: Variability of the quiet photosphere of the Sun in the context of the activity cycle / R. Muller -- Superficial activity as a trace of the internal mechanisms of the solar cycle / J.I. Garcia de la Rosa -- Chromospheric phenomena in late-type stars / P. Ulmschneider -- Solar radio corona / M. Pick and G. Trottet -- The solar wind and the winds from cool stars / R. Hammer -- Eruptive phenomena on the Sun / Z. Svetska -- Radiative transfer problems in the Solar and Sun-like atmospheres / J. Trujillo Bueno -- Evolution of solar and stellar rotation / S. Catalano -- Spectroscopy of solar-type stars / P.E. Nissen -- Solar analogs seen at high spectral resolution and very high S/N ratios / G. Cayrel de Strobel -- Surface structures and flares in solar-like stars / B.H. Foing, S. Char, S. Jankov and E. Houdebine -- Quiescent X-ray emission of cool stars / C.J. Schrijver -- Duplicity of solar-like stars in the solar neighbourhood / A. Duquennoy and M. Mayor -- Activity of young low-mass stars / C. Bertout -- Turbulent shear flow and rotation / J.P. Zahn -- Surface abundances of light elements in stars / R. Rebolo -- On the ages of galactic globular clusters / F. Fusi Pecci and C. Cacciari.
• Cosmochronology: an introductory overview / M. Arnold and K. Takahashi -- Rotation, age and lithium / E. Schatzman -- Asteroseismology as a probe of stellar structure and evolution / R. Roca Cortes and J.A. Bemonte -- White dwarfs / J. Isern, E. Garcia-Berro, M. Hernanz and R. Mochkovitch -- The supernova 1987A / W. Hillebrandt and P. Höflich -- Supernova statistics / H.E. Jorgensen -- ESO site evaluation for the VLT / M. Sarazin -- The LEST project / O. Engvold -- The instrumentation plan for the VLT of the ESO / S. D'Odorico -- CCDs for the 1990s / P. Jorden -- New trends in ground-based astronomy: fast real time processing needed / J.P. Picat -- The ISO instrumentation and expected performances / Th de Graauw -- Interferometry with large optical telescopes / P. Lena -- New developments, concepts and dreams: summary talk of the Instrumentation Meeting / I. Appenzeller -- Ground-based European Astronomical projects / A. Boksenberg -- ESA Astronomical projects / M.C.E. Huber -- Prospects of the development of ground-based anol space astronomy in USSR / A.A. Boyarchuk.
• Vol. 2: Structure of the galaxy / G. Gilmore -- Properties of normal galaxies / R.I. Jedzejewski -- Field galaxy evolution / T.J. Broadhurst -- HII regions, morphology and star formation in disc galaxies / J.E. Beckman and J. Cepa -- Photo-chemical evolution of galaxies / N. Arimoto -- Activity in the nuclei of normal galaxies / R.D. Davies -- Star information in distant galaxies / B. Rocca Volmerange -- Morphology of high redshift galaxies / F. Hammer -- High redshift quasars and the evolution of the luminosity function / P.C. Hewett and S.J. Warren -- Birth of the myth of the birth of the universe / H. Reeves -- Cosmic microwave background: The state of the art / J.L. Sanz and E. Martinez-Gonzalez -- The extragalactic extended narrow line region / C. Tadhunter -- The infrared properties of the broad line region / A.G. de Bruyn -- Theory of the broad line region (BLR) / S. Collin-Souffrin -- High-energy emission from active galactic nuclei / G.F. Bignami -- X-ray spectroscopy of AGN / K.A. Pounds -- The non-thermal continuum of compact sources / G. Ghisellini Part -- The nature of post-main-sequence bipolar outflows / J.P. Phillips -- Activity in young stars: stellar winds and bipolar outflows / A. Natta -- Composition of dust in the ISM. Observations / P. Wesselius -- Composition of the dust in the interstellar medium. Interpretation / A. Léger, L. d'Hendecourt, L. Verstraete and P. Ehrenfreund -- Chemical processes in interstellar clouds / Y.P. Viala -- High velocity clouds, and their interaction with the galactic disc / U. Mebold, K.S. de Boer and A. Wennmacher The local interstellar medium R. Génova -- Wolf-Rayet stars and ring nebulae / L.J. Smith -- Supernova remnants / R.G. Strom.

ISBN

• 052138429X
• 9780521384292
• 0521401402
• 9780521401401
• 0521401771
• 9780521401777

LCCN

90002458

OCLC

• ocm22119905
• 22119905
• SCSB-8916520

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library