New Windows into the Universe

From the Hubble-, James Webb-, and Other Large Telescopes to Gravitational Wave Detectors
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-662-71371-6
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 203 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 415 g

The observation capabilities of modern astrophysics are constantly increasing. They range from optical telescopes and space telescopes in the infrared to radio telescopes, and from gravitational wave detectors to neutrino observatories. While some focus on light in space, others examine the smallest particles underwater or measure disturbances in spacetime smaller than the diameter of a proton. This book offers an exciting and comprehensive overview of our technical capabilities to explore the universe. It is just as suitable as a foundation for a lecture in astronomy or astrophysics as it is for reading by those interested in the natural sciences.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hanslmeier, Arnold

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Relativität, Gravitation
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Theoretische Physik, Mathematische Physik, Computerphysik
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Weltraumforschung
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Instrumente, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Light of the Stars.- Telescopes – Eyes into the Universe.- Light from the Edge of the Universe – The World of Galaxies.- The Radio Sky.- Gravitational Waves – A New Window into the Cosmos.- Neutrinos – Ghost Particles.- The Hubble Space Telescope.- The James Webb Telescope.

Über Autor(innen)

Arnold Hanslmeier is a professor of astrophysics and was the director of the Institute of Physics at the University of Graz. Research stays and his positions as a guest professor have taken him to locations such as Toulouse, Freiburg, Innsbruck, Tenerife, Vienna, Zagreb, and Slovakia. His repertoire is diverse: lectures for interested laypeople, experienced author of educational, popular science, and specialized books, as well as photographs taken at his private observatory, among other things. In 2023, the asteroid 182674 was named in his honor.