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Variable and non-spherical stellar winds in luminous hot stars : proceedings of the IAU Colloquium no. 169, held in Heidelberg, Germany, 15-19 June 1998 /

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There is abundant evidence that essentially all luminous hot-star winds contain time-dependent and anisotropic structures. IAU Colloquium 169 was convened to review the observations of variability and asphericity, to discuss the physical processes that might cause such behavior and to look for evolu...

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Corporate Authors: IAU Colloquium Heidelberg, Germany, SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Wolf, B. (Bernhard), 1935-, Stahl, O. (Otmar), 1955-, Fullerton, Alexander W., 1959-
Format: Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1999]
Series:Lecture notes in physics ; 523.
Subjects:
Early stars > Congresses.
Stellar winds > Congresses.
Etoile des premiers types.
Vent stellaire.
Étoiles des premiers types > Congrès.
Vents stellaires > Congrès.
Early stars.
Stellar winds.
Étoiles des premiers types.
Electronic books.
Conference proceedings.
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Summary:There is abundant evidence that essentially all luminous hot-star winds contain time-dependent and anisotropic structures. IAU Colloquium 169 was convened to review the observations of variability and asphericity, to discuss the physical processes that might cause such behavior and to look for evolutionary consequences. The topics included OBA stars, Be stars, Wolf-Rayet stars, Be stars, and luminous blue variables (LBVs). The role played by rotation in shaping the stellar wind was a recurrent theme. Photospheric pulsations and/or magnetic fields are particularly appealing mechanisms for triggering the formation of recurrent wind structures.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 424 pages) : illustrations.
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783540490623 (electronic bk.)
3540490620 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:1616-6361 ;