Space-Time Reference Systems (Record no. 96973)

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International Standard Book Number 9783642302268
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Standard number or code 10.1007/978-3-642-30226-8
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Classification number 520
Edition number 23
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Personal name Soffel, Michael.
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Title Space-Time Reference Systems
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Statement of responsibility, etc by Michael Soffel, Ralf Langhans.
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-- Berlin, Heidelberg :
-- Springer Berlin Heidelberg :
-- Imprint: Springer,
-- 2013.
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Extent XIV, 314 p. 148 illus., 29 illus. in color.
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Series statement Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
International Standard Serial Number 0941-7834
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Formatted contents note List of Symbols -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Time -- 3 Space-Time -- 4 Barycentric Dynamical Reference System -- 5 Classical Astronomical Coordinates -- 6 Astrometry -- 7 Celestial Reference System -- 8 Terrestrial Reference System -- 9 From the GCRS to the ITRS -- 10 Astronomical Software – Yearbooks -- 11 Astronomical constants -- References -- List of acronyms -- Appendix A: Solutions to Exercises -- Appendix B: Description of the AstroRef Package -- Index 304.
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Summary, etc The high accuracy of modern astronomical spatial-temporal reference systems has made them considerably complex. This book offers a comprehensive overview of such systems. It begins with a discussion of ‘The Problem of Time’, including recent developments in the art of clock making (e.g., optical clocks) and various time scales. The authors address  the definitions and realization of spatial coordinates by reference to remote celestial objects such as quasars. After an extensive treatment of classical equinox-based coordinates, new paradigms for setting up a celestial reference system are introduced that no longer refer to the translational and rotational motion of the Earth. The role of relativity in the definition and realization of such systems is clarified. The topics presented in this book are complemented by exercises (with solutions). The authors offer a series of files, written in Maple, a standard computer algebra system, to help readers get a feel for the various models and orders of magnitude. Beyond astrometry, the main fields of application of high-precision astronomical spatial-temporal reference systems and frames are navigation (GPS, interplanetary spacecraft navigation) and global geodynamics, which provide a high-precision Celestial Reference System and its link to any terrestrial spatial-temporal reference system. Mankind’s urgent environmental questions can only be answered in the context of appropriate reference systems in which both aspects, space and time, are realized with a sufficiently high level of accuracy. This book addresses all those interested in high-precision reference systems and the various techniques (GPS, Very Long Baseline Interferometry, Satellite Laser Ranging, Lunar Laser Ranging) necessary for their realization, including the production and dissemination of time signals.  
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.
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Personal name Langhans, Ralf.
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Title Springer eBooks
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International Standard Book Number 9783642302251
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Uniform title Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
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Uniform Resource Identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30226-8
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