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 /
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 current research into bina...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
Springer,
[2001]
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| Series: | Lecture notes in physics ;
563. |
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Table of Contents:
- Physical processes in close binary systems / Antonio Claret, Alvaro Giménez
- Magnetic activity in binary stars / Klaus G. Strassmeier
- Cataclysmic variables / Józef Smak
- Observations of cataclysmic variable and double degenerate stars / Tom R. Marsh
- Evolution of close binaries / Bert C. De Loore
- X-ray binaries and black hole candidates : a review of optical properties / Jorge Casares.