Astronomy in Focus XXIXA: Volume 1: As Presented at the IAU XXIX General Assembly, 2015 (Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia)

Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 11/24/2016
EAN 9781107169814, ISBN10: 110716981X

Hardcover, 526 pages, 25.9 x 17.8 x 2.3 cm
Language: English

At the XXIX IAU General Assembly held in Honolulu from 3–14 August 2015, the meetings known as Special Sessions and Joint Discussions were replaced by new 'Focus Meetings'. Astronomy in Focus XXIXA presents the most relevant contributions from the Focus Meetings together with summaries of all the accepted papers and posters. It covers the meetings on the following areas: dynamical problems in extrasolar planet science; astronomical heritage; scholarly publishing in astronomy; statistics and exoplanets; the exploration of small worlds; ground and space astrophysics and heliophysics; laboratory astrophysics; brightness variations of the Sun and Sun-like stars; astronomy for development; and mitigating the threats of light pollution and radio frequency interference. The publications Astronomy in Focus XXIXA (together with its companion, XXIXB), the proceedings of the six main Scientific Symposia and Reports on Astronomy: Commission Legacy Reports, fully cover the XXIX IAU General Assembly.

Preface P. Benvenuti
FM 1. Dynamical problems in extrasolar planet science A. Morbidelli
FM 2. Astronomical heritage
progressing the UNESCO-IAU initiative C. Ruggles
FM 3. Scholarly publication in Astronomy
evolution or revolution? M. Bishop
FM 8. Statistics and exoplanets S. Aigrain
FM 9. Highlights in the exploration of small worlds D. Bockelee-Morvan
FM 11. Global coordination of ground and space astrophysics and heliophysics D. Spergel
FM 12. Bridging laboratory astrophysics and astronomy F. Salama
FM 13. Brightness variations of the Sun and Sun-like stars N. Krivova
FM 20. Astronomy for development K. Govender
FM 21. Mitigating threats of light pollution and radio frequency interference C. Walker.