Extragalactic Background Radiation (Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium Series) (Hardcover)

by Daniela Calzetti (Editor), Mario Livio (Editor), Piero Madau (Editor) "The study of the extragalactic background radiation has a long and honorable history..." (more)
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The extragalactic background radiation, from gamma-rays to radio waves, tells us a great deal about the formation and evolution of structure in the universe. A workshop at the Space Telescope Science Institute addressed this radiation, providing a unique opportunity for observational astronomers and theorists to share their expertise and to help synthesize a new understanding. This volume presents fourteen invited reviews from internationally renowned experts as an edited and coherent overview. Chapters address the gamma-ray, X-ray, ultraviolet, optical, infrared, microwave and radio backgrounds as well as the detection of anisotropies and the theory of structure formation. Together these reviews provide a unique, multi-wavelength overview of the extragalactic background radiation and how it relates to structure in the universe. They summarize our present knowledge, highlight outstanding problems and provide focus for future work. In this way they provide a unique reference for graduates and professionals in astronomy, cosmology and physics.

Book Description
What does the Extragalactic Background Radiation, from gamma-rays through to radio waves, tell us about the formation and evolution of structure in the universe? A workshop at the Space Telescope Science Institute was dedicated to address just this question: it provided a unique opportunity for observational astronomers and theorists to share their expertise and to help synthesise a new understanding.Fourteen invited review articles from internationally renowned experts are presented here as an edited and coherent overview of the Extragalactic Background Radiation. They summarise our present knowledge, highlight outstanding problems and provide focus for future work. In this way they provide a unique reference for graduates and professionals in astronomy, cosmology and physics.

• Hardcover: 307 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (February 24, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 052149558X
• ISBN-13: 978-0521495585
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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