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This book presents an overview of observational and theoretical knowledge of solar and stellar granulation. The observational and theoretical advances described in this book are a testament to the transformation of this branch of stellar physics. The authors take pains to make this complex branch of fluid dynamics accessible to the non-specialist.

This second edition has been updated and revised and contains contributions covering important developments in this field. The only book devoted solely to the study of classical novae, this is an important reference for researchers actively engaged in the subject and graduate students seeking an introduction.

This book provides an invaluable introduction to the field of gamma-ray astronomy. In assessing the current state-of-the-art, the book also indicates the exciting basis from which new discoveries will be made.

X-ray astronomy is the prime available window on astrophysical compact objects: black holes, neutron stars and white dwarfs. In this book, prominent experts provide a comprehensive overview of the observations and astrophysics of these objects. This is a valuable reference for graduate students and active researchers.

How do you predict the parameters of future solar cycles? What are the roles of dynamo and chaos theory in the cyclic activity of the Sun and similar stars? This book answers these questions and presents a timely and authoritative review of studies in cyclic activity for graduate students and researchers.

This book reviews our current understanding of RR Lyrae stars. It is a unique explanation of the multiple applications of these variable stars for a range of astrophysical problems. Horace A. Smith stresses the significance of variable stars for our understanding of the history and scale of the Milky Way.

This is the first comprehensive account of the properties of plasma loops, the fundamental structural elements of the solar corona. The authors have selected the best observational material on which to base a detailed account of the properties of flare and non-flare loops. They also explore the larger implications of the loop structures in our understanding of solar and stellar coronae.

This timely volume provides the first comprehensive survey of cataclysmic variable stars, integrating theory and observation into a single, synthesised text.