{"product_id":"9781461427025","title":"Astronomy and Astrophysics Library: Methods and Applications to Optical Astronomy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAstronomy and Astrophysics Library: Methods and Applications to Optical Astronomy\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSaha, Swapan Kumar\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book deals with the fundamentals of stellar interferometry with emphasis on aperture synthesis using sparse array of telescopes particularly at optical\/IR wavelengths, the origin, properties, and optical effects of turbulence in the Earth's atmosphere, techniques developed to overcome image degradation. Studded with more than one hundred and fifty illustrations and tens of footnotes, it addresses the basic tricks of trade, current trend, motivation, methods, and path to future promise of true interferometry both from the ground and space. Also discussed are the technical challenge involved, such as beam transportation and recombination, detecting fringes using modern sensors, and image synthesis. Astronomical science that benefits from aperture synthesis imaging are highlighted as well.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-12-01\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781461427025\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4419-5710-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 466\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46792897036428,"sku":"9781461427025","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781461427025.jpg?v=1774029043","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781461427025","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}