Binary Stars: Selected Topics on Observations and Physical Processes

Lectures Held at the Astrophysics School XII Organized by the European Astrophysics Doctoral Network (EADN) in La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, 6-17 September 1999
1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-3-642-07455-4
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 330 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Physics

More than half of all stars in the universe formed and evolved as binary systems and their study is essential for understanding stellar and galactic evolution. The six lectures in this book give both a readable introduction and an up-to-date review of nearly all aspects of research into binary stars, including the range from common binaries to more exotic systems composed of white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Arevalo, M. J.

Lazaro, F. C.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Galaxien und Sterne
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Physical Processes in Close Binary Systems.- Magnetic Activity in Binary Stars.- Cataclysmic Variables.- Observations of Cataclysmic Variable and Double Degenerate Stars.- Evolution of Close Binaries.- X-RayBinaries and Black Hole Candidates: A Review of Optical Properties.