Graduate School in Astronomy: XI Special Courses at the National Observatory of Rio de Janeiro (XI CCE) (AIP Conference Proceedings / Astronomy and Astrophysics)

This book contains the proceedings of three general courses in astronomy and astrophysics at graduate level presented during the Eleventh Edition of the Special Courses at the National Observatory of Rio de Janeiro in 2006. The lectures cover topics on satellite atmosphere, low-mass stars and standard cosmology.