Proceedings of the Third Un/Esa/NASA Workshop on the International Heliophysical Year 2007 and Basic Space Science: National Astronomical Observatory

ISBN-13: 9783642033230 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 190 str.

Hans J. Haubold; A. M. Mathai

Opis

This title covers two programme topics which were explored in this and past workshops. It looks at the non-extensive statistical mechanics as applicable to astrophysics, addressing q-distribution, fractional reaction and diffusion, and the reaction coefficient, as well as the Mittag-Leffler function.

Spis treści

Preface.- Non-Gaussian distribution under scrutiny.- Some remarks on the paper 'On the q-type distributions'.- Canonical formulation of fractional kinetics.- Out-of-equilibrium statistical mechanics in a Hamiltonian system with mean-field interaction.- An alternative method for solving a certain class of fractional kinetic equations.- Extended reaction rate integrals as solutions of some general differential equations.- Solutions of the fractional reaction equation and the fractional diffusion equation.- Astrophysical applications of fractional calculus.- Generalized Mittag-Leffler distributions and processes with applications in astrophysics and time series modeling.- Solar wind speed theory and the nonextensivity of solar corona.- Dynamics in the solar core.- How the literature is used : A view through citation and usage statistics of the ADS.- Photometric and spectroscopic studies of BW Eri.- Near infrared excess energy in binary system V367 Cygni.- Period study and secondary maximum of KZ Hya.- Current and future capabilities of the 74-inch telescope of Kottamia Astronomical Observatory in Egypt.

Blurb

This book represents Volume II of the Proceedings of the UN/ESA/NASA Workshop on the International Heliophysical Year 2007 and Basic Space Science, hosted by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Tokyo, 18 - 22 June, 2007. It covers two programme topics explored in this and past workshops of this nature: (i) non-extensive statistical mechanics as applicable to astrophysics, addressing q-distribution, fractional reaction and diffusion, and the reaction coefficient, as well as the Mittag-Leffler function and (ii) the TRIPOD concept, developed for astronomical telescope facilities.

The companion publication, Volume I of the proceedings of this workshop, is a special issue in the journal Earth, Moon, and Planets, Volume 104, Numbers 1-4, April 2009.