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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
271
Utgivningsdatum
2020-10-28
Upplaga
1st ed. 2020
Förlag
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Originalspråk
French
Illustrationer
38 Illustrations, color; 10 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 271 p. 48 illus., 38 illus. in col
Dimensioner
236 x 160 x 13 mm
Vikt
454 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
1 Paperback / softback
ISBN
9783030558109

Astronomys Quest for Sharp Images

From Blurred Pictures to the Very Large Telescope

av Pierre Lna
Häftad,  Engelska, 2020-10-28
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Since the 1960s, astrophysical discoveries have blossomed, due to the emergence of powerful and new observational tools. Among them, a fantastic improvement of the sharpness of astronomical images, obtained with ground based optical telescopes, has been the result of two revolutions: adaptive optics and optical interferometry. Written for a general audience, interwoven with fascinating details about the evolution of vision and optics, this book tells a personal story of these revolutions in observational astronomy, born two centuries ago and blossoming in the past fifty years. With the construction of the Very Large Telescope in Chile, Europe played a leading role where young scientists, joining creative astronomers and engineers, have developed a superb creativity. Today, incredibly sharp images of exoplanetary systems and black hole environments are obtained and reveal new questions about Earth-like objects or fundamental physics. The author has been one of the actors of this adventure. His first-hand testimony is opening the future to new horizons.
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This slim, well-written book contains at least all that the non-specialist might need to learn about the developments and achievements of adaptive optics in astronomical telescopes. The language is fluent, the writing clean and clear, and the assembly of unfolding facts almost chronological. Its a good read for both astronomer and layperson . (Elizabeth Griffin, The Observatory, Vol. 141 (1284), October, 2021)

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Pierre Lna, born 1937, is a French astrophysicist, Emeritus Professor at the Universit de Paris and Paris Observatory. His scientific work focused on infrared astronomy and star formation. His interest for image quality in astronomy led him to develop adaptive optics and optical interferometry applied to the European Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile, both techniques making today the VLT a unique instrument for the study of exoplanets and black holes. In charge for many years of the cole doctorale Astronomie & Astrophysique dle-de-France, he contributed to the training of many students in these new areas. In 1996 he co-founded the program La main la pte to renovate science education in primary and middle schools, working at national, European and international levels. In 2011 he chaired the InterAcademy Partnership for Science education program. Then for 2012-2016, he chaired the new Foundation La main la pte, created by the French Acadmie des sciences. In 2018, hecreated the Office for Climate Education in connection with IAP and IPCC, with a broad international network. Pierre Lna belongs to the French Acadmie des sciences, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and several other Academies. He is the author of many publications, movies and books, both professional and aimed at the general public.

Innehållsförteckning

A night at Paranal.- From the depth of ages.- Too god to be true? Adaptive optics.- The adventurers of sharpness: interferometry.- The Very Large Telescope (VLT), double victory against fuzzy images.- Imaging exoplanets.- Our neighbour the black hole.- The future will be into the details.- Epilogue.

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