Light Curves of Variable Stars - A Pictorial Atlas

Klappentext This unique volume provides a complete reference on variable stars. It presents a wealth of typical light- and colour-curves to allow identification! together with a detailed and up-to-date description of each subclass. The editors! together with seven other world experts! have created a unique pictorial atlas of variable stars. In the first chapter they give a clear introduction to the nomenclature and classification of the light curves of variable stars! and to photometric systems. In the remaining chapters they provide a detailed account of each subclass: from eruptive! pulsating! rotating and cataclysmic variables! through to eclipsing-binary systems and X-ray binaries. Specific variable stars! types and classes of variables! together with key astrophysical terms can be quickly and easily located in the book by means of detailed object-name and subject indexes. This comprehensive and up-to-date volume provides an essential reference for all those interested in variable stars - from researchers and graduate students through to dedicated amateurs. Zusammenfassung This unique volume provides the most complete and up-to-date reference to variable stars. It presents a wealth of typical light- and colour-curves to allow identification! a detailed and up-to-date description of each subclass! and includes detailed object-name and subject indexes. An essential reference for researchers! graduate students and dedicated amateur astronomers. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Eruptive variables; 3. Pulsating variables; 4. Rotating variables; 5. Cataclysmic (explosive and nova-like) variables; 6. Eclipsing binary systems; 7. X-ray binaries; References; Addresses of interest; Abbreviations of constellation names; Julian dates; Compendium of variable star newsletters; Subject index; Object index.

Product details

• Authors: C. Sterken, C. (University of Brussels) Jaschek Sterken, C. Jaschek Sterken
• Assisted by: C. Jaschek (Editor), C. (Universite de Strasbourg) Jaschek (Editor), C. Sterken (Editor), C. (University of Brussels) Sterken (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.09.2005
• EAN: 9780521020244
• ISBN: 978-0-521-02024-4
• No. of pages: 252
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous