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Knowledge-Based Systems in Astronomy / edited by Andre HECK, Fionn Murtagh.

Lecture Notes in Physics 1969-2012 Archive Available online

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Heck, A. (André), Editor.
Murtagh, Fionn, Editor.
Series:
Lecture Notes in Physics, 0075-8450 ; 329
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Astronomy--Observations.
Astronomy.
Astronomy—Observations.
Astrophysics.
Geophysics.
Artificial intelligence.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Astrophysics and Astroparticles.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Artificial Intelligence.
Local Subjects:
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Astrophysics and Astroparticles.
Geophysics/Geodesy.
Artificial Intelligence.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (IV, 284 p. 38 illus.)
Edition:
1st ed. 1989.
Other Title:
With contributions by numerous experts
Place of Publication:
Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1989.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This book gives a synthesis of the state of the art in artificial intelligence in astronomy and astrophysics, presents its current applications and points out directions of future work. The individual chapters report on the application of artificial intelligence techniques for large astronomical surveys, for processing cosmic ray data, for facilitating data reduction using image processing systems, for telescope scheduling, for observatory ground support operations, for observation proposal preparation assistance, and for scientific applications such as stellar spectral and galaxy morphology classification. The new field of connectionism (neural networks) is also surveyed. The book is designed to be self-contained: a glossary of terms used in this area is provided and an index of terms, acronyms and proper names completes the book.
Contents:
Artificial intelligence applications for Hubble Space Telescope operations
Knowledge based telescope scheduling
Survey work with automated data analysis
Distributed point-pattern matching
Decision problems in the search for periodicities in gamma-ray astronomy. How can A.I. help?
Classification and knowledge
WOLF — A computer expert system for sunspot classification and solar flare prediction
Knowledge based classification of galaxies
Classification of IUE spectra: A rule based approach
Representation of knowledge using Fuzzy set theory
An approach to heuristic exploitation of astronomers' knowledge in automatic interpretation of optical pictures
Connectionism and neural networks
Applications of AI in astronomy: A view towards the future.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
ISBN:
3-540-46139-6

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