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The study of dust in the universe is an exciting area in current astronomy. Dust formed during an earlier epoch could be different from that formed at a later time, but the nature and composition of dust is not presently understood in its entirety. The comprehensive study presented in this book provides a much needed critical analysis of different types of dust in the universe. The information derived from presolar grains from comets, meteorites and interplanetary dust particles as well as the relevant laboratory studies are discussed. This should help in our goal of understanding the evolution of dust with cosmic time.
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Dust inthe Universe Similarities and Differences WORLD SCIENTIFIC SERIES IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS Editor: Jayant V. Narlikar Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, India Published: Volume 1: Lectures on Cosmology and Action at a Distance Electrodynamics F. Hoyle andJ. V. Narlikar Volume 2: Physics of Comets (2nd Ed.) K. S. Krishna Swamy Volume 3: Catastrophes and Comets* V. Clube and B. Napier Volume 4: From Black Clouds to Black Holes (2nd Ed.) J. V. Narlikar Volume 5: Solar and Interplanetary Disturbances S. K. Alurkar Volume 6: Fundamentals of Solar Astronomy A. Bhatnagarand W. Livingston Forthcoming: The Universe: From Inflation to Structure Formation V. SahniandA. A. Starobinsky 'Publication cancelled. t,' *. World Scientific Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics - Vol. 7 %** f Dust n i thp Universe Similarities and Differences K S Krishna Swamy National Astronomical Observatory, Japan Y§> World Scientific NEW JERSEY • L O N D O N • S I N G A P O R E • B E I J I N G • S H A N G H A