An Introduction to Close Binary Stars

Klappentext Was the first book to provide a pedagogical and comprehensive introduction to binary stars for advanced students. Zusammenfassung This authoritative 2001 book was the first to provide a pedagogical introduction to the binary stars. It combines theory and observations to provide advanced students with a thorough introduction to binaries and a lucid companion for courses on stellar astrophysics! stellar structure and evolution! and observational astrophysics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Close binary stars - a historical review; 2. Two-body orbital motion; 3. The determination of orbits; 4. Perturbations, the Roche model, and mass exchange/loss; 5. Photometry and polarimetry - stellar sizes and shapes; 6. Masses and absolute dimensions for stars in binaries; 7. The imaging of stellar surfaces and accretion structures; Problems; Outline answers; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: R. W. Hilditch, R. W. (University of St Andrews Hilditch, Hilditch R. W.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.03.2001
• EAN: 9780521798006
• ISBN: 978-0-521-79800-6
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous; Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, Galaxies & stars, Galaxies and stars, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy