Asteroseismology for the Nonspecialist

Asteroseismology for the NonspecialistThis book outlines the physics behind stellar oscillations and the information they encode about stellar structure, and summarizes the current state of the art in the field. It also describes commonly used data reduction and analysis techniques and tools for asteroseismology, and discusses the uncertainties and limitations of both oscillation frequency measurements and the physical parameters derived from them. An introduction to some advanced topics,

Egyptian Magic

South and Southeast Asia

Melissa Gatter argues that the camp operates as a ‘nine-to-five emergency’ where mundane bureaucratic procedures serve to sustain a power system in which refugees are socialized to endure a cynical wait—both for everyday services and for their return—without expectations for a better outcome

This book demonstrates that the ‘subversiveness’ assumed in China’s and India’s rise in the life sciences reflects many of the regulatory challenges that are shared globally

To sustainably improve free-range housing and management

These changes can be as small as a single base pair change in a gene or can span several megabases of DNA

the California dream of happiness in a land of new beginnings has been maintained by suppression of disturbing realities: above all

This chapter discusses the history

the Mamluk sultanate ruled Egypt

providing readers with exotic information about locales from Constantinople to China and about the social and religious practices of peoples such as the Greeks

Field measurements

Focusing on negotiation instead of escalation