Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Discovery
- 3 Basic theory
- 4 Observations of masers
- 5 Maser molecules
- 6 Environments of masers
- 7 Advanced theory
- 8 Computer modelling
- 9 Masers as diagnostics
- 10 Future prospects
- Appendix A Boltzmann's formula
- Appendix B Vector identities
- Appendix C Dirac delta-function
- Appendix D Change of variables in integration
- Appendix E Coordinate systems
- Appendix F Lagrange inversion theorem
- Appendix G Local standard of rest
- Appendix H Stochastic processes
- Appendix I Fourier transforms
- Appendix J Matrices
- Appendix K The centre of mass frame
- Appendix L Quantum-mechanical operators
- References
- Index
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2012
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Discovery
- 3 Basic theory
- 4 Observations of masers
- 5 Maser molecules
- 6 Environments of masers
- 7 Advanced theory
- 8 Computer modelling
- 9 Masers as diagnostics
- 10 Future prospects
- Appendix A Boltzmann's formula
- Appendix B Vector identities
- Appendix C Dirac delta-function
- Appendix D Change of variables in integration
- Appendix E Coordinate systems
- Appendix F Lagrange inversion theorem
- Appendix G Local standard of rest
- Appendix H Stochastic processes
- Appendix I Fourier transforms
- Appendix J Matrices
- Appendix K The centre of mass frame
- Appendix L Quantum-mechanical operators
- References
- Index
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- Maser Sources in Astrophysics , pp. i - ivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012