Cosmic Dust--Near and Far [Hardback]

To astronomers, Germany does not seem very far from the Pacific Ocean, so that is where scientists in different specialties of astrophysics where dust is considered to be a major player in the understanding of evolution, gathered to share and compare thoughts and findings. The 41 refereed versions of invited and contributed talks cover dust around evolved stars and supernovae; dust in proto-planetary and debris disks, and substeller object atmospheres; dust in the solar system; dust in the Milky Way and other galaxies; dust in the early universe; dust physics and chemistry; laboratory studies of dust; and dust evolution and models. Among specific topics are primordial massive supernovae as molecular factories at high redshifts, observational evidence for dust growth in proto-planetary discs, hydrous-carbonaceous meteoroids in the Hadean Aeon, dust in clusters of galaxies, probing dust with gamma-ray bursts, analogs of cosmic dust, intersteller ices, and interstellar dust models and evolutionary implications. The 220 poster papers are listed here, and summaries are available online. These proceedings are not indexed. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)