Selected Topics on Data Analysis in Astronomy

The main topics covered by the book regard the new developments of the methods and computer architectures in the field of Data Analysis in Astronomy and Astrophysics. The materials presented here is comprehensive and of interest to both experts in data analysis and students of an high degree course. The text is derived from lectures given during the tutorial sessions of the workshop on Data Analysis in Astronomy held at the Ettore Majorana Centre in Erice.
Contents: Information in Astrophysics "(V Castellani)"Imaging in Radio Astronomy "(L Feretti & M Vigotti)"An Introduction to X-Ray Astronomy Data Analysis "(M Morini)"Computational Methods "(P Grosbol)"Evolution of Architectures for Data Processing "(V Cantoni)"Hardware for Graphics and Image Display "(I De Lotto & M Savini)"Data Analysis Systems "(D Wells)"Crystal Gazing V. Computer System Technology Projections "(D Wells)"
Readership: Astronomists and atomic physicists.