Dust in the Galactic Environment

Third Edition

Douglas Whittet (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA)

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Institute of Physics Publishing
30 September 2022

Galaxies & stars; Solar system: the Sun & planets

Series: AAS-IOP Astronomy

Dust in the Galactic Environment, Third Edition provides a thorough overview of the subject, covering general concepts, methods of investigation, important results and their significance, relevant literature, and some suggestions for promising avenues of future research.

Major advances have been made in the last two decades in our understanding of astrophysical dust. These have been driven by discoveries arising from new observational facilities such as the Spitzer, Planck, and Herschel Space Telescopes, as well as important parallel developments in laboratory studies of cosmic and terrestrial analog materials. This new, expanded edition reviews these developments, summarizes the current state of the field, and considers possibilities for future advances, for example with the James Webb Space Telescope. It includes introductory material for new entrants to the field alongside detailed discussion for more advanced students and researchers.

Key features:

Timely update to a standard text, including results from Spitzer, Planck and Herschel Space Telescopes

Highly active and topical area of current research with broad relevance in astrophysics, astrochemistry, and planetary sciences

Emphasises cosmic dust as a source of planet-building materials and organic molecules

Written by a renowned expert in the field

By: Douglas Whittet (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute USA)
Imprint: Institute of Physics Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 777g
ISBN: 9780750332736
ISBN 10: 0750332735
Series: AAS-IOP Astronomy
Pages: 322
Publication Date: 30 September 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Doug Whittet is Professor Emeritus at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York and has authored over 190 research papers. From 2008 to 2015 he was Director of the New York Center for Astrobiology and funded by the NASA Astrobiology Institute. From 1998 to 2006 Professor Whittet was Associate Director of the New York Center for Studies of the Origins of Life. In 2002 he was the winner of the Rensselaer Alumni Association Teacher of the Year award.

Reviews for Dust in the Galactic Environment (Third Edition)

Astronomers and astrophysicists who have an interest in interstellar dust are sure to have to hand a copy of Whittet’s Dust in the Galactic Environment, either the first edition (1992) or the second edition (2003). These books have been splendid and reliable guides to the nature and properties of Galactic dust. But as Whittet notes in his Preface “this new edition is in large part a different book”. The book is beautifully produced with extensive use of colour images and diagrams. Each chapter includes extensive references to recent literature. The level of the text is certainly appropriate for advanced undergraduates and for postgraduates; established researchers will also benefit from this book. David A. Williams, The Observatory, February 2023. -- David A. Williams * The Observatory *