The Power of Optical/IR Interferometry: Recent Scientific Results and 2nd Generation Instrumentation Proceedings of the ESO Workshop held in Garching, Germany, 4-8 April 2005 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Richichi, A. (Editor), Delplancke, F. (Editor), Paresce, F. (Editor), Chelli, A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Eso Astrophysics Symposia, European Southern Observatory,
• Subjects: Popular works.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.; Signal, Image and Speech Processing.
• Physical Description: XXIX, 603 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540742562
• ISSN: 1611-6143

Long-baseline interferometry has been traditionally regarded as a very technical method with a limited number of applications. At the turn of the millennium, with the introduction of large community-oriented facilities such as the VLTI, we are seeing a transformation into a major astronomical technique, with a corresponding dramatic increase in the number of publications. This book marks this transition, by providing a wide and deep insight into a large number of diverse and compelling results recently obtained by long-baseline interferometers. It also provides an insight into concepts which form the basis of future instruments and further developments in this technique.