Editors:
- Contains over 80 full-color pages of never-before-published photos
- Offers a look into the private "science kitchen" of the Chelyabinsk investigation
- Details the personal experiences of the scientists and the fascinating process of scientific inquiry
- Presents a holistic view of the phenomenon, from astronomical to cultural aspects
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Popular Astronomy (POPULAR)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book chronicles Chelyabinsk’s tale of recovery and discovery from the minds of many of the scientists who studied the superbolide, leading field experiments and collecting meteorites and meteorite dust across the region. The Chelyabinsk superbolide is a complex and multi-aspect phenomenon. The book not only presents the results of the scientific research but also details the firsthand experiences of those involved in such efforts, providing readers with a unique opportunity to look at the "inner workings" of science that are seldom shown to the public.
Over the course of their studies, the scientists collected over 200 photographs and a dozen video recordings taken by nearly 40 different eyewitnesses. Many of those never-before-published illustrations and photos can be found in full color in the pages of this book.
Reviews
“It is … suitable for most non-specialists and contains many colour photographs not seen elsewhere. … All in all, a very useful summary of the effects of the superbolide, and a book to be recommended.” (Storm Dunlop, The Observatory, Vol. 141 (1281), April, 2021)
Editors and Affiliations
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Lanham, USA
Nick Gorkavyi
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Chelyabinsk State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia
Alexander Dudorov, Sergey Taskaev
About the editors
Prof. Alexander Dudorov is a physicist and Head of the Department of Theoretical Physics at Chelyabinsk State University. He is currently researching magnetic fields in accretion and protoplanetary disks. Asteroid Dudorov 8795 is named in his honor.
Dr. Sergey Taskaev is a Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences and Professor of the Condensed Matter Physics Department at Chelyabinsk State University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Chelyabinsk Superbolide
Editors: Nick Gorkavyi, Alexander Dudorov, Sergey Taskaev
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22986-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22985-6Published: 08 November 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-22986-3Published: 22 October 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 304
Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations, 160 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: English translation of the original Russian edition published by Chelyabinsk State University Publishing House, Chelyabinsk, 2016
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Planetary Sciences, Atmospheric Sciences