The local bubble and beyond : proceedings of the IAU Colloquim no. 166, held in Garching, Germany, 21-25 April 1997 /

This book gives a comprehensive overview of the current observational and theoretical status in the field of the local and general interstellar medium. It contains contributions presented at the IAU Colloquium No. 166. Review articles and highlight talks will serve both as an introduction to the fie...

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Corporate Authors: IAU Colloquium Garching bei München, Germany, SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Breitschwerdt, D. (Dieter), 1957-, Freyberg, M. J. (Michael J.), 1963-, Truemper, J. (Joachim), 1933-
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1998]
Series:Lecture notes in physics ; 506.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book gives a comprehensive overview of the current observational and theoretical status in the field of the local and general interstellar medium. It contains contributions presented at the IAU Colloquium No. 166. Review articles and highlight talks will serve both as an introduction to the field for the undergraduate or the non-specialist and also give a summary of the most recent developments for the expert and researcher. These articles are supplemented by a representative number of original research papers. All contributions are fully refereed and have been edited with extensive care to provide a high-standard reference book. The scientific content spans a wide range from solar system measurements of dust grains to X-ray emission from distant galaxies.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxviii, 603 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9783540697268 (electronic bk.)
3540697268 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:1616-6361 ;