Academic Articles & Research Papers

Advances in Astrophysics

Astrophysics is the branch of astronomy that employs the principles of physics and chemistry to ascertain the nature of the heavenly bodies, rather than their positions or motions in space. Among the objects studied are the Sun, other s...

Theoretical Astrophysics

This authoritative textbook - the second volume of a comprehensive three-volume course on theoretical astrophysics - deals with stellar physics. Designed to help graduate students and researchers develop an understanding of the key physical...

Plasma Physics for Astrophysics

In this book, a distinguished expert introduces plasma physics from the ground up, presenting it as a comprehensible field that can be grasped largely on the basis of physical intuition and qualitative reasoning, similar to other fields of ...

High Energy Astrophysics

What role does viscosity play in accretion discs? How do you calculate the 'glitch function' of a pulsar? And can strong shocks account for the energy spectrum of electrons in our Galaxy? These are just some of the exciting questions that P...

Astrophysics of Cosmic Rays

Editor's preface. I. The astrophysics of cosmic rays (general review). II. General information on cosmic rays and on the interstellar medium. III. The proton-nuclear component of cosmic rays in the Galaxy. General questions. Chemical and is...

Hydrogenation of Uracil in Solid Para-Hydrogen: Infrared Spectra of Monohydrogenated Radicals (5H-C4H5N2O2, 6H-C4H5N2O2, and 4OH-C4H5N2O2) and Their Implications for RNA-Related Chemistry in the Interstellar Medium.