R. W. Hilditch

An Introduction to Close Binary Stars

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Was the first book to provide a pedagogical and comprehensive introduction to binary stars for advanced students.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 856g
• ISBN-13: 9780521241069
• ISBN-10: 0521241065
• Artikelnr.: 20999352

Inhaltsangabe

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.