Author : Hans J. Haubold
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642033253
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (42 download)
Book Synopsis Proceedings of the Third UN/ESA/NASA Workshop on the International Heliophysical Year 2007 and Basic Space Science by : Hans J. Haubold
Download or read book Proceedings of the Third UN/ESA/NASA Workshop on the International Heliophysical Year 2007 and Basic Space Science written by Hans J. Haubold and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book represents Volume II of the Proceedings of the UN/ESA/NASA Workshop on the International Heliophysical Year 2007 and Basic Space Science, hosted by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Tokyo, 18 - 22 June, 2007. It covers two programme topics explored in this and past workshops of this nature: (i) non-extensive statistical mechanics as applicable to astrophysics, addressing q-distribution, fractional reaction and diffusion, and the reaction coefficient, as well as the Mittag-Leffler function and (ii) the TRIPOD concept, developed for astronomical telescope facilities. The companion publication, Volume I of the proceedings of this workshop, is a special issue in the journal Earth, Moon, and Planets, Volume 104, Numbers 1-4, April 2009.