Stellar candles for the extragalactic distance scale /
This volume reviews the current status with respect to both theory and observation of the extragalactic distance scale. A sufficient accuracy is required both for a precise determination of the cosmological parameters and also in order to achieve a better understanding of physical processes in extra...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
Springer,
[2003]
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| Series: | Lecture notes in physics ;
635. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This volume reviews the current status with respect to both theory and observation of the extragalactic distance scale. A sufficient accuracy is required both for a precise determination of the cosmological parameters and also in order to achieve a better understanding of physical processes in extragalactic systems. The "standard candles", used to set up the extragalactic distance scale, reviewed in this book include cepheid variables, RR Lyrae variables, novae, Type Ia and Type II supernovae as well as globular clusters and planetary nebulae. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 309 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783540398820 (electronic bk.) 3540398821 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 0075-8450 ; |