Stellar Astrophysics for the Local Group

A review of the new subject of extragalactic stellar astrophysics - for both graduate students and researchers working in astrophysics.

List of contents

1. Fundamentals of stellar evolution theory: understanding the HRD C. Chiosi; 2. Observations of the most luminous stars in local group galaxies P. Massey; 3. Quantitative spectroscopy of the brightest blue supergiant stars in galaxies R. P. Kudritzki; 4. Calibration of the extragalactic distance scale B. F. Madore and W. L. Freedman; 5. Dwarf galaxies G. S. Da Costa; 6. Resolved stellar populations of the luminous galaxies in the local group M. Mateo; 7. Chemical evolution of the ISM in nearby galaxies E. D. Skillman; 8. Populations of massive stars and the interstellar medium C. Leitherer.

Summary

With the advent of large, ground-based telescopes and space telescopes, it is now possible to study in detail stars outside our galaxy - in neighbouring galaxies in the so-called Local Group. This volume presents eight articles based on a meeting of experts gathered by the VIII Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics.

Product details

• Authors: Canary Islands Winter School on Astrophy
• Assisted by: A. Aparicio (Editor), A. Herrero (Editor), F. Sanchez (Editor), F. Sánchez (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.01.2015
• EAN: 9780521632553
• ISBN: 978-0-521-63255-3
• No. of pages: 624
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 250 mm x 38 mm
• Weight: 1240 g
• Series: Cambridge Contemporary Astroph
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous