R. W. Hilditch

An Introduction to Close Binary Stars

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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: 1. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 675g
• ISBN-13: 9780521798006
• ISBN-10: 0521798000
• Artikelnr.: 22048984

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.