Variable Stars As Essential Astrophysical Tools

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Pulsating and eccentric binary stars play a fundamentally important role in deciphering the mass distribution within stars. The present volume reviews the fundamental concepts of both radial and nonradial oscillations in the stars, including the Sun. Helio- and astroseismological results are reviewed, from the basics to the most recent developments. A new theory is presented, which seems to explain the mechanism of the light and radial velocity variations of recently discovered Ap stars. This textbook covers almost all kinds of variable stars of widely different characteristics. It will serve as a reference text for a very long time to come, not only for specialists but also for undergraduate students of physics and astronomy.

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Genre : Science
Author : Cafer Ibanogammalu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Release : 2012-12-06
File : 838 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9789401142991


Encyclopedia Of Astronomy Astrophysics

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In a unique collaboration, Nature Publishing Group and Institute of Physics Publishing have published the most extensive and comprehensive reference work in astronomy and astrophysics. This unique resource covers the entire field of astronomy and astrophysics and this online version includes the full text of over 2,750 articles, plus sophisticated search and retrieval functionality and links to the primary literature. The Encyclopaedia's authority is assured by editorial and advisory boards drawn from the world's foremost astronomers and astrophysicists. This first class resource is an essential source of information for undergraduates, graduate students, researchers and seasoned professionals, as well as for committed amateurs, librarians and lay people wishing to consult the definitive astronomy and astrophysics reference work.

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Genre : Science
Author : P Murdin
Publisher : CRC Press
Release : 2001-01-01
File : 5610 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781000523034


Stellar Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

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In all phases of the life of a star, hydrodynamical processes play a major role. This volume gives a comprehensive overview of the state of knowledge in stellar astrophysical fluid dynamics, and its publication marked the 60th birthday of Douglas Gough, Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge and leading contributor to stellar astrophysical fluid dynamics. Topics include properties of pulsating stars, helioseismology, convection and mixing in stellar interiors, dynamics of stellar rotation, planet formation and the generation of stellar and planetary magnetic fields. Each chapter is written by leading experts in the field, and the book provides an overview that is central to any attempt to understand the properties of stars and their evolution. With extensive references to the technical literature, this is a valuable text for researchers and graduate students in stellar astrophysics.

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Genre : Science
Author : Michael J. Thompson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release : 2003-05-01
File : 432 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781139436458


Stellar Interiors

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The?rsteditionofthistextappearedin1994.Shortlyafterthethirdprinting, our editor suggested that we attempt a second edition because new devel- mentsinstellarstructureandevolutionhadmadeouroriginalworkoutdated. We (the original authors, CJH and SDK) reluctantly agreed but with res- vations due to the e?ort involved. Our initial reluctance disappeared when we were able to convince (cajole, twist the arm of, etc.) our new coauth- colleague Virginia Trimble to join us. (Welcome Virginia!) We (i.e., all three of us) hope that you agree that the present edition is a great improvement compared to the 1994 e?ort. Our objectives in this edition are the same ones we set forth in 1994: Whatyouwill?ndisatextdesignedforourtargetaudience:thety- cal senior undergraduate or beginning graduate student in astronomy or astrophysics who wishes an overview of stellar structure and e- lution with just enough detail to understand the general picture. She or he can go on from there to more specialized texts or directly to the research literature depending on talent and interests. To this end, this text presents the basic physical principles without chasing all the (interesting!) details. For those of you familiar with the ?rst edition, you will ?nd that some things have not been changed substantially (F = ma is still F = ma), while othersde?nitelyhave.Forexample,Chapter2hasbeencompletelyrewritten.

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Genre : Science
Author : Carl J. Hansen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Release : 2012-12-06
File : 533 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781441991102


Introduction To Astronomical Photometry

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Review of astronomical photometry for graduate students, researchers and advanced amateurs in practical and observational astronomy.

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Genre : Nature
Author : Edwin Budding
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release : 2007-04-26
File : 464 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0521847117


Fundamental Questions In Astrophysics Guidelines For Future Uv Observatories

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Modern astrophysics has evolved early phases of discovery and classification to a physics-oriented quest for answers to fundamental problems from cosmology to the origin and diversity of life-sustainable systems in the Universe. Future progress in modern astrophysics requires access to the electromagnetic spectrum in the broadest energy range. This book describes the fundamental problems in modern astrophysics that cannot progress without easy and wide-spread access to modern UV instrumentation.

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Genre : Science
Author : Ana I. Gómez de Castro
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Release : 2007-01-30
File : 171 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781402048395


Zdenek Kopal S Binary Star Legacy

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These proceedings celebrate the achievements of the great astronomer Zdenek Kopal, and reflect the state of the art of the dynamically evolving field of binary research, which owes so much to Kopal’s pioneering work.

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Genre : Science
Author : Horst Drechsel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Release : 2005-03-22
File : 536 Pages
ISBN-13 : 1402031319


Baryonic Processes In The Large Scale Structuring Of The Universe

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This thesis addresses two very different but equally important topics in the very broad fields of astrophysics and cosmology: (I) the generation of cosmological magnetic fields and (II) gravitational fragmentation of the Cosmic Web. All mathematical developments are completed by illuminating physical interpretations, and the thesis, which is guided by existing observations, is purely theoretical. In part I, the author further develops a magnetogenesis model proposed in the literature, providing an unprecedented level of physical understanding. He demonstrates that the physics of photoionisation is very likely to have premagnetised, at a relevant level, the entire Universe at the early epoch of the formation of the first luminous sources. In part II, the author adapts the tools of plasma spectral theory to the context of gravitational instability of the baryonic gas within the stratified structures of the Cosmic Web. He skillfully derives the wave equation governing the growth of perturbations and explores various equilibrium configurations, in planar and cylindrical geometries characteristic of cosmic walls and filaments, for isothermal and polytropic conditions, with or without an external gravitational background. Clearly structured and written in pedagogical style, this outstanding thesis puts the results into perspective and highlights the merits and limitations of the various approaches explored.

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Genre : Science
Author : Jean-Baptiste Durrive
Publisher : Springer
Release : 2017-07-20
File : 192 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9783319618814


Monthly Notes Of The Astronomical Society Of Southern Africa

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Genre : Astronomy
Author : Astronomical Society of Southern Africa
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Release : 2001
File : 484 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015056642799


Evolution Of Binary And Multiple Star Systems

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Annotation The latest research on the theory of binary and multiple star systems is presented in these papers from a summer 2000 conference. Papers are organized in sections on stellar evolution, the formation of binary and multiple stars, triple systems, tidal evolution, magnetic activity, binary populations, common-envelope evolution, Type Ia supernova and gamma-ray burst progenitors, white-dwarf binaries, neutron-star binaries and binary pulsars, and black hole binaries. The fate of submillisecond pulsars, the population of faint transients in the galactic center, the violent past of Cygnus X-2, and orbital period behavior of some semi-detached eclipsing binaries during the last few decades are some of the subjects discussed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Genre : Science
Author : Peter P. Eggleton
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Release : 2001
File : 624 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015053115054