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Alpha Centauri
Unveiling the Secrets of Our Nearest Stellar Neighbor
Taschenbuch von Martin Beech
Sprache: Englisch

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As our closest stellar companion and composed of two Sun-like stars and a third small dwarf star, Alpha Centauri is an ideal testing ground of astrophysical models and has played a central role in the history and development of modern astronomy¿from the first guesses at stellar distances to understanding how our own star, the Sun, might have evolved. It is also the host of the nearest known exoplanet, an ultra-hot, Earth-like planet recently discovered.

Just 4.4 light years away Alpha Centauri is also the most obvious target for humanity¿s first directed interstellar space probe. Such a mission could reveal the small-scale structure of a new planetary system and also represent the first step in what must surely be humanity¿s greatest future adventure¿exploration of the Milky Way Galaxy itself.

For all of its closeness, ¿ Centauri continues to tantalize astronomers with many unresolved mysteries, such as how did it form, how many planets does it contain andwhere are they, and how might we view its extensive panorama directly?

In this book we move from the study of individual stars to the study of our Solar System and our nearby galactic neighborhood. On the way we will review the rapidly developing fields of exoplanet formation and detection.
As our closest stellar companion and composed of two Sun-like stars and a third small dwarf star, Alpha Centauri is an ideal testing ground of astrophysical models and has played a central role in the history and development of modern astronomy¿from the first guesses at stellar distances to understanding how our own star, the Sun, might have evolved. It is also the host of the nearest known exoplanet, an ultra-hot, Earth-like planet recently discovered.

Just 4.4 light years away Alpha Centauri is also the most obvious target for humanity¿s first directed interstellar space probe. Such a mission could reveal the small-scale structure of a new planetary system and also represent the first step in what must surely be humanity¿s greatest future adventure¿exploration of the Milky Way Galaxy itself.

For all of its closeness, ¿ Centauri continues to tantalize astronomers with many unresolved mysteries, such as how did it form, how many planets does it contain andwhere are they, and how might we view its extensive panorama directly?

In this book we move from the study of individual stars to the study of our Solar System and our nearby galactic neighborhood. On the way we will review the rapidly developing fields of exoplanet formation and detection.
Über den Autor
Martin Beech is a Professor of Astronomy at Campion College, The University of Regina, Canada. He has an MSc from Sussex, UK, and earned his PhD at Western Ontario. He has written several books for Springer.
Zusammenfassung

Examines the latest research on the entire Alpha Centauri system, from its three stars to possible exoplanets

Sheds light on development of the Sun and Earth's solar system

Explains stellar evolution by looking at the Solar System's neighborhood

Uses some basic math to give a good grounding in the science of stellar evolution

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Discovery, Dynamics, Distance and Place.- Stellar Properties and the Making of Planets: Theories and Observations.- What the Future Holds.- Appendix I: The Magnitude Scale and Stellar Classification.- Appendix II: Stellar Motion and Closest Approach.- Appendix III: The Orbit and Location of a Cen B.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Fachbereich: Astronomie
Genre: Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Astronomers' Universe
Inhalt: xxiii
297 S.
31 s/w Illustr.
38 farbige Illustr.
297 p. 69 illus.
38 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9783319093710
ISBN-10: 3319093711
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 86359951
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Beech, Martin
Hersteller: Springer International Publishing
Springer International Publishing AG
Astronomers' Universe
Maße: 235 x 155 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Martin Beech
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.11.2014
Gewicht: 0,552 kg
Artikel-ID: 105216357
Über den Autor
Martin Beech is a Professor of Astronomy at Campion College, The University of Regina, Canada. He has an MSc from Sussex, UK, and earned his PhD at Western Ontario. He has written several books for Springer.
Zusammenfassung

Examines the latest research on the entire Alpha Centauri system, from its three stars to possible exoplanets

Sheds light on development of the Sun and Earth's solar system

Explains stellar evolution by looking at the Solar System's neighborhood

Uses some basic math to give a good grounding in the science of stellar evolution

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Discovery, Dynamics, Distance and Place.- Stellar Properties and the Making of Planets: Theories and Observations.- What the Future Holds.- Appendix I: The Magnitude Scale and Stellar Classification.- Appendix II: Stellar Motion and Closest Approach.- Appendix III: The Orbit and Location of a Cen B.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Fachbereich: Astronomie
Genre: Physik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Astronomers' Universe
Inhalt: xxiii
297 S.
31 s/w Illustr.
38 farbige Illustr.
297 p. 69 illus.
38 illus. in color.
ISBN-13: 9783319093710
ISBN-10: 3319093711
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 86359951
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Beech, Martin
Hersteller: Springer International Publishing
Springer International Publishing AG
Astronomers' Universe
Maße: 235 x 155 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Martin Beech
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.11.2014
Gewicht: 0,552 kg
Artikel-ID: 105216357
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