Archives for Astronomy
Brownian Motion and Stellar Dynamics – Chandrasekhar Paper
Stellar Encounters as an Example of Brownian Motion Stellar encounters as an example of Brownian motion, outlines the similarities between stellar dynamics and the classical theory of Brownian motion. It…
The size of a pulsar
It is not possible for the size of a radiation emitter to be greater than the wavelength of the pulse emitted. Pulse Widths are found to be 10 to 20…
Local neighborhood of Galaxies
Andromeda is about million light years away, and is far from the nearest galaxy to our own. Nearest Galaxies by Type Title Galaxy Date Distance Notes Nearest galaxy Milky…