It is an accepted practice in cosmology to invoke a scalar field with a potential V (φ) when
the observed evolution of the universe cannot be reconciled with theoretical prejudices …

Since the publication of the? rst edition of this book, we have become deeply involved in
astrophysics research, particularly the study of the interstellar medium. Modeling scattering …

We have used the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys coronagraph to
make the first polarization maps of the AU Microscopii debris disk. The polarization rises …

By accounting for realistic interparticle interaction energy of fine dry nanoparticles, an off-
lattice Monte Carlo (MC) simulation approach is used to gain insight into such properties of …

The year of 2005 marks the 75th anniversary since Trumpler (1930) provided the first
definitive proof of interstellar grains by demonstrating the existence of general absorption …

The internal structure of granules produced by spray fluidized bed agglomeration was
investigated by means of X-ray micro-computer-tomography. The X-ray tomography delivers …

Using the discrete dipole approximation (DDA), we compute light scattering from irregularly
shaped particles with three different types of agglomerate morphologies. The packing …

The T-matrix method is one of the most versatile, efficient, and widely used theoretical
techniques for the computation of electromagnetic scattering by single and composite …

Optical tweezers are powerful tools based on focused laser beams. They are able to trap,
manipulate, and investigate a wide range of microscopic and nanoscopic particles in …

We provide a detailed analysis of quantum field theory around a collapsing shell and
discuss several conceptual issues related to the emission of radiation flux and formation of …