Reviews in Modern Astronomy 13

New Astrophysical Horizons

Contents:

• Karl Schwarzschild Lecture:
  Historical Reflections on the Role of Numerical Modeling in Astrophysics
  By Jeremiah P. Ostriker
• Ludwig Biermann Award Lecture:
  Extragalactic Globular Cluster Systems: A new Perspective on Galaxy Formation and Evolution
  By Markus Kissler-Patig
• Dynamics of Solar Magnetic Fields - A Spectroscopic Investigation
  By Michael Sigwarth
• Models of Experimental Fluid Dynamos
  By Andreas Tilgner
• Morphology and Kinematics of Jets from Young Stars
  By Jochen Eislöffel
• Gas Streams and Spiral Structure in the Milky Way
  By Peter Englmaier
• Stellar X-Ray Astronomy: Results and Perspectives for the New Millenium
  By Jürgen H. M. M. Schmitt
• Gamma Ray Bursts in the 1990's - A Multi-wavelength Scientific Adventure
  By Sylvio Klose
• Evolution of White Dwarfs in Cataclysmic Variables
  By Boris T. Gänsicke
• Exploring Distant Galaxy Evolution: Highlights with Keck
  By David Koo
• Galaxy Evolution over Cosmological Timescales
  By Uta Fritze-von Alvensleben
• Evolution of Early-Type Galaxies in Clusters
  By Bodo L. Ziegler
• Extragalactic (Sub)millimeter Astronomy - Today and Tomorrow
  By Karl Menten and Frank Bertoldi
• In Search of the Low Surface Brightness Universe
  By Jonathan I. Davies
• The Hexapod Telescope - A Neverending Story
  By Rolf Chini