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Physics

#131

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#264

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#69

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Astronomy

#11

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#39

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#7

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PhD Astrophysics Princeton University

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According to Wikipedia, Lyman Spitzer Jr. was an American theoretical physicist, astronomer and mountaineer. As a scientist, he carried out research into star formation, plasma physics, and in 1946, conceived the idea of telescopes operating in outer space. Spitzer invented the stellarator plasma device and is the namesake of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. As a mountaineer, he made the first ascent of Mount Thor, with Donald C. Morton.

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Lyman Spitzer's Published Works

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Published Works

Physics of fully ionized gases (1956) (4242)
Physical processes in the interstellar medium (1998) (1859)
TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN A COMPLETELY IONIZED GAS (1953) (1621)
Dynamical evolution of globular clusters (1987) (625)
Star formation in magnetic dust clouds (1956) (421)
Diffuse matter in space (1968) (413)
Note on the collapse of magnetic interstellar clouds. (1976) (361)
Random Gravitational Encounters and the Evolution of Spherical Systems. III. Halo (1971) (326)
THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY OF AN IONIZED GAS (1950) (319)
The formation of the nuclei of galaxies. I. M31. (1975) (303)
The Dynamics of the Interstellar Medium. III. Galactic Distribution. (1942) (300)
On a Possible Interstellar Galactic Corona. (1956) (296)
Equipartition and the Formation of Compact Nuclei in Spherical Stellar Systems (1969) (289)
The Stellarator Concept (1958) (286)
Distribution of Galactic Clusters. (1958) (248)
Heating of H i Regions by Energetic Particles (1968) (216)
Ultraviolet studies of the interstellar gas (1975) (206)
Magnetic Alignment of Interstellar Grains (1967) (175)
The Diffuse Interstellar Clouds toward 23 Orionis (1999) (159)
On the Evolution of Globular Clusters (1972) (147)
The Dynamics of the Interstellar Medium. I. Local Equilibrium. (1941) (145)
Acceleration of Interstellar Clouds by O-Type Stars. (1955) (140)
Continuous Emission from Planetary Nebulae (1951) (140)
ABSORPTION LINES PRODUCED BY GALACTIC HALOS. (1969) (131)
The Density of Molecules in Interstellar Space. (1951) (129)
The Stability of Isolated Clusters (1940) (126)
A Comparison of the Components in Interstellar Sodium and Calcium. (1952) (122)
Abundances of interstellar atoms from ultaviolet absorption lines (1986) (122)
Column densities of interstellar molecular hydrogen (1974) (102)
Spectrophotometric results from the Copernicus satellite. IV. Molecular hydrogen in interstellar space (1973) (97)
Theories of the Hot Interstellar Gas (1990) (96)
Behavior of Matter in Space. (1954) (95)
Spectrophotometric results from the Copernicus satellite. I - Instrumentation and performance. (1973) (95)
Evaporation of Stars from Isolated Clusters. (1958) (90)
PARTICLE DIFFUSION ACROSS A MAGNETIC FIELD (1960) (89)
On the Evolution of Galactic Nuclei (1966) (82)
Random Gravitational Encounters and the Evolution of Spherical Systems. IV Isolated Systems of Identical Stars (1972) (81)
Equations of Motion for an Ideal Plasma. (1952) (80)
A survey of ultraviolet interstellar absorption lines (1983) (76)
Spectrophotometric results from the Copernicus satellite. II. Composition of interstellar clouds (1973) (75)
Spectrophotometric results from the Copernicus satellite. V - Abundances of molecules in interstellar clouds. (1973) (74)
Physics of Fully Ionized Gases: No. 3 of Interscience Tracts on Physics and Astronomy (1957) (74)
THE PHYSICS OF SOUND IN THE SEA (1946) (70)
Spectrophotometric Results from the Copernicus Satellite. III. Ionization and Composition of the Intercloud Medium (1973) (70)
Rotational Excitation of Interstellar H_{2} (1973) (70)
Random gravitational encounters and the evolution of spherical systems. VII. Systems with several mass groups. (1975) (64)
Orientation of Rotating Grains (1971) (63)
Average density along interstellar lines of sight (1985) (54)
Impact Broadening of Spectral Lines (1940) (52)
Random Gravitational Encounters and the Evolution of Spherical Systems. V. Gravitational Shocks (1973) (52)
The pulsation theory of variable stars (1949) (51)
Composition of interstellar clouds in the disk and halo. 2: Gamma(sup 2) Velorum (1994) (51)
HEATING OF H I REGIONS BY ENERGETIC PARTICLES. II. INTERACTION BETWEEN SECONDARIES AND THERMAL ELECTRONS. (1969) (50)
On the Theory of H_{2} Rotational Excitation (1974) (49)
THE BEGINNINGS AND FUTURE OF SPACE ASTRONOMY (1963) (49)
A Theory of Interstellar Polarization. (1951) (48)
Disorientation of interstellar grains in suprathermal rotation. (1979) (45)
Dynamics of Globular Clusters (1984) (42)
The interstellar abundances of tin and four other heavy elements (1993) (42)
Line spectra of delta and pi Scorpii in the far-ultraviolet. (1966) (41)
Random gravitational encounters and the evolution of spherical systems. VIII. Clusters with an initial distribution of binaries (1980) (40)
The Space Telescope (1978) (40)
PROBLEMS OF THE STELLARATOR AS A USEFUL POWER SOURCE (1954) (38)
The Terrestrial Atmosphere above 300 KM (1949) (37)
Acoustic waves in supernova remnants (1982) (34)
The Dynamics of the Interstellar Medium. II. Radiation Pressure. (1941) (32)
Interstellar abundances of oxygen and nitrogen. (1983) (31)
On the origin of heavy cosmic-ray particles (1949) (30)
Components in interstellar molecular hydrogen. (1976) (29)
On the evolution of stars and chemical elements in the early phases of a galaxy (1953) (28)
DYNAMICS OF INTERSTELLAR MATTER AND THE FORMATION OF STARS. (1968) (27)
The Dissipation of Planetary Filaments. (1939) (27)
Space telescopes and components (1960) (26)
On the Evolution of Galactic Nuclei. II (1967) (26)
INTERSTELLAR RESEARCH WITH A SPECTROSCOPIC SATELLITE (1959) (25)
High-Velocity Gas in GHRS Spectra of Three OB Stars (1996) (25)
Spectrophotometric Results from the Copernicus Satellite.VI. Extinction by Grains at Wavelengths Between 1200 and 1000 Å (1973) (24)
ACOUSTIC PROPERTIES OF GAS BUBBLES IN A LIQUID (1943) (22)
Random gravitational encounters and the evolution of spherical systems. VI. Plummer's model. (1975) (22)
Interstellar Polarization, Galactic Magnetic Fields, and Ferromagnetism. (1949) (18)
Co-Operative Phenomena in Hot Plasmas (1958) (15)
Influence of Fluid Motions on the Decay of an External Magnetic Field. (1957) (14)
Interplanetary Travel Between Satellite Orbits (1952) (14)
Photomultiplier tube pulses induced by gamma rays. (1967) (14)
Spectra of M Supergiant Stars. (1939) (13)
Highly ionized atoms toward HD 93521 (1992) (13)
Dreams, stars, and electrons : selected writings of Lyman Spitzer, Jr. (1997) (13)
Notes on the Theory of Noncoherent Scattering. (1944) (12)
The Far Ultraviolet Line Spectrum of a b2 Star. (1961) (12)
Searching Between The Stars (1982) (12)
Stark-Effect Broadening of Hydrogen Lines I. Single Encounters (1939) (11)
The Distribution of Interstellar Sodium. II. (1948) (11)
Stark-Effect Broadening of Hydrogen Lines. II. Observable Profiles (1939) (11)
History of the Space Telescope (1979) (10)
Summaries and Conclusions (2006) (10)
A General Solution for the Equations of Natural Line Breadth (1939) (9)
Dynamical Theory of Spherical Stellar Systems with Large N (1975) (9)
On the interpretation of measured solar wave-lengths (1950) (8)
Astronomical research with the large space telescope. (1968) (8)
Review of Publications: Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium (1978) (8)
Thermal deformations in a satellite telescope mirror. (1967) (7)
The Acceleration of Dust Grains by Supernovae (1950) (6)
Red-Giant Models with Chemical Inhomogeneities (1949) (6)
Formation of Stars (1948) (6)
Dreams, Stars, and Electrons (1996) (6)
ON THE IONIZATION AND HEATING OF PLASMA (1953) (5)
Internal Motions Within Interstellar Clouds. (1952) (5)
THEORETICAL EQUIVALENT WIDTHS OF THE INTERSTELLAR H2 LINES (1964) (5)
Non-Coherent Dispersion and the Formation of Fraunhofer Lines (1936) (4)
The Distribution of Interstellar Sodium and Calcium. (1956) (4)
The Magnetic Field of the Galaxy (1946) (4)
A High-Dispersion Photoelectric Spectrophotometer. (1959) (4)
New Solutions of the Equation of Radiative Transfer (1938) (4)
The temperature of interstellar matter. II (1949) (4)
"the Variation in the Profiles of Strong Fraunhofer Lines Along a Radius of the Solar Disk", J. Houtgast. (1944) (4)
High-velocity interstellar clouds (1976) (4)
Precollapse Evolution of Globular Clusters (1985) (3)
Henry Norris Russell (1997) (3)
PROBLEMS IN MAGNETO-FLUID DYNAMICS (1960) (3)
Composition of Interstellar Clouds in the Disk and HaloIV (1997) (2)
INTRODUCTION TO THE ORION SYMPOSIUM (1982) (2)
Clouds between the Stars (1985) (2)
Star Formation and Magnetic Fields (1962) (1)
The equilibrium of interstellar matter (1946) (1)
Interstellar matter research with the Copernicus satellite (1976) (1)
On the theory of H2 rotational excitation. [in interstellar clouds] (1974) (1)
90. The Temperature of Interstellar Matter (1979) (1)
Book-Review - Searching Between the Stars (1982) (1)
The Hubble-Tolman analysis of dispersion of nebular magnitudes (1938) (1)
The galactic magnetic field. (1948) (1)
The stellarator programme (1958) (1)
CONTROLLED FUSION RESEARCH IN THE U.S.A. (1964) (1)
Physical Properties of the Interstellar Gas (1951) (0)
Report from Culham… 1. Experimental plasmas (1965) (0)
Astronomical Research with a Large Orbiting Telescope (1969) (0)
Spectroscopy with Copernicus and the Edwin P. Hubble Observatory (1986) (0)
Princeton University Observatory, Princeton, New Jersey. Observatory report. (1972) (0)
Robert E. Danielson (1931–1976) (1977) (0)
Heavy Elements in the Interstellar Medium: Copper, Gallium, Germanium, Krypton, and Tin (1994) (0)
Letter from Lyman Spitzer, Jr. to Joshua Lederberg (1958) (0)
PRELIMINARY EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS WITH THE MODEL A STELLARATOR (1953) (0)
ULTRAVIOLET ABSORPTION STUDIES OF THE INTERSTELLAR GAS (1988) (0)
Book Review: Principles of Stellar Dynamics, by S. Chandrasekhar (1942) (0)
Annotations of selected papers by foreign scientists (1958) (0)
31. The Encounter Theories of the Origin of the Solar System (1979) (0)
RESEARCH INTO THE DESIGN FEATURES OF A HIGH-RESOLUTION ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPIC SATELLITE. (1965) (0)
Hot Gas in Interstellar Space (1990) (0)
Expanding atmospheres in late supergiant stars (1939) (0)
Conductivity of an Electron‐Proton Gas (1950) (0)
To Prevent Misunderstanding (1949) (0)
Hubble Space Telescope observations of Orion Nebula, Helix Nebula, and NGC 6822 (1999) (0)
The First Known Report Concerning the Astronomical Importance of an Extraterrestrial Telescope (1990) (0)
No. 619. Spectra of M supergiant stars. (1939) (0)
Physical processes in the interstellar medium : Lyman Spitzer, Jr. (1978) (0)
Large, high resolution integrating TV sensor for astronomical appliations (1977) (0)
GHRS Observations of the Interstellar Medium toward 23 ORI (1996) (0)
A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF THE MODEL C STELLARATOR (1956) (0)
Book-Review - Dynamical Evolution of Globular Clusters (1988) (0)
Hydrogen Molecules in Interstellar Space (1976) (0)
What next? Priorities in theory and observations. Summary of the panel discussion (1985) (0)
7. Late Phases of Cluster Evolution (1988) (0)
What Next? Priorities in Theory and Observations (1985) (0)
2. Velocity Changes Produced by Stellar Encounters (1988) (0)
INTERSTELLAR RESEARCH WITH A SPECTROSCOPIC SATELLITE (1988) (0)
3. Evolution of Idealized Models (1988) (0)
Part VIII: Summaries and Conclusions (1958) (0)
1a-YN-9 Through Time and Space with the Hubble Telescope (1996) (0)
Mass Exchange with the Interstellar Medium and the Formation of Type I Stars (1958) (0)
H. N. Russell, Astronomer. (1957) (0)
The encounter theory of the origin of the solar system (1939) (0)
List of Symbols (1988) (0)
Development and evaluation of television tubes for space astronomy (1974) (0)
Stellar Interactions and the Evolution of Galactic Nuclei. (1965) (0)
On the theory of H$sub 2$ rotational excitation (1974) (0)
Robert A. Ellis Jr (1991) (0)
20. Theoretical problems of stellar magnetism (1958) (0)
4. Dynamical Evolution of the Standard Model (1988) (0)
Galactic equilibrium of interstellar matter (1946) (0)
High resolution measurements in space astronomy and the requirements for diffraction limited optics (1970) (0)
RESEARCH IN THE ASTROPHYSICAL SCIENCES. (1970) (0)
Postscriptum, May 1990 (1990) (0)
Russell and Theoretical Astrophysics (1977) (0)
6. Encounters with Binary Stars (1988) (0)
Book-Review - Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium (1980) (0)
The Encounter Theory Falls (1966) (0)
5. Effects of External Fields (1988) (0)
Princeton Observatory Work and Plans in Connection with Satellite Spectroscopy (1961) (0)
REPORTS OF OBSERVATORIES (1956) (0)
Bengt Strmgren, 21 January 1908 - 4 July 1987. (1988) (0)
Relative distribution of interstellar dust and atoms (1946) (0)

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