Variable Stars As Essential Astrophysical Tools

Author : Cafer Ibanogammalu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401142998
Total Pages : 838 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Variable Stars as Essential Astrophysical Tools written by Cafer Ibanogammalu and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : John R. Percy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139463284
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Variable Stars written by John R. Percy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-05-24 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book was first published in 2007. Variable stars are those that change brightness. Their variability may be due to geometric processes such as rotation, or eclipse by a companion star, or physical processes such as vibration, flares, or cataclysmic explosions. In each case, variable stars provide unique information about the properties of stars, and the processes that go on within them. This book provides a concise overview of variable stars, including a historical perspective, an introduction to stars in general, the techniques for discovering and studying variable stars, and a description of the main types of variable stars. It ends with short reflections about the connection between the study of variable stars, and research, education, amateur astronomy, and public interest in astronomy. This book is intended for anyone with some background knowledge of astronomy, but is especially suitable for undergraduate students and experienced amateur astronomers who can contribute to our understanding of these important stars.

Author : Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 : 9780521333009
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Study of Variable Stars Using Small Telescopes written by Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1986-12-18 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The techniques of visual, photographic and photoelectric measurement of variable stars are accompanied by specific examples of the type of scientific results that can be and have been obtained.

Author : John Stephen Glasby
Publisher : Constable
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
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Download or read book Variable Stars written by John Stephen Glasby and published by Constable. This book was released on 1969 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Márcio Catelan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 3527655204
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pulsating Stars written by Márcio Catelan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-02-02 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys our understanding of stars which change in brightness because they pulsate. Pulsating variable stars are keys to distance scales inside and beyond the Milky Way galaxy. They test our understanding not only of stellar pulsation theory but also of stellar structure and evolution theory. Moreover, pulsating stars are important probes of the formation and evolution of our own and neighboring galaxies. Our understanding of pulsating stars has greatly increased in recent years as large-scale surveys of pulsating stars in the Milky Way and other Local Group galaxies have provided a wealth of new observations and as space-based instruments have studied particular pulsating stars in unprecedented detail.

Author : Cuno Hoffmeister
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Variable Stars written by Cuno Hoffmeister and published by Springer. This book was released on 1985 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David H. Levy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521608602
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book David Levy's Guide to Variable Stars written by David H. Levy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-12-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this highly accessible book David Levy teaches the reader how variable stars work, and how to observe them.

Author : P Murdin
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000523039
Total Pages : 5610 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Astronomy & Astrophysics written by P Murdin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 5610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Michael J. Thompson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139436457
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stellar Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics written by Michael J. Thompson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-05-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Gerry A. Good
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1447100557
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Observing Variable Stars written by Gerry A. Good and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Observing variable stars is one of the major contributions amateur astronomers make to science. There are 36,000 variable stars listed in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars, so it is clearly impossible for the limited number of professional observatories to target even the majority of them. That's where amateur astronomers come in - thousands of them turning their telescopes to the sky every night. Variable star observing is the most popular of "real science" activities for amateurs, and Gerry Good's book provides everything needed. The first part of the book provides a highly detailed account of the various classes of variable star, with examples, illustrations and physical descriptions. The second section covers practical aspects of observing, everything from preparation and planning, through observing techniques, to data management and reduction.