Features
ISBN Number: 9780521020244
Subtitle: A Pictorial Atlas
Editor: Sterken, C.
Editor: Sterken, C.
Editor: Jaschek, C.
Written by: Sterken, C.
Written by: Jaschek, C.
Editor: Jaschek, C.
Published by: Cambridge University Press
Location: Cambridge
Subject: Astronomy, Star Guides
Subject: Astrophysics & Space Science
Subject: Variable stars, Light curves, Atlases.
Subject: Variable stars--Light curves--Atlases Variabl
Date of Publication: June 2005
Cover Type: Paperback
Grade Level: Professional and scholarly
Written in: English
Illustrations: 185 line diagrams 13 tables 190 grap
Number of Pages: 249
Book Size: 961x669x53 90
This unique volume provides a complete reference on variable stars. It presents a wealth of typical light- and colour-curves to allow identification, together with a detailed and up-to-date description of each subclass. The editors, together with seven other world experts, have created a unique pictorial atlas of variable stars. In the first chapter they give a clear introduction to the nomenclature and classification of the light curves of variable stars, and to photometric systems. In the remaining chapters they provide a detailed account of each subclass: from eruptive, pulsating, rotating and cataclysmic variables, through to eclipsing-binary systems and X-ray binaries. Specific variable stars, types and classes of variables, together with key astrophysical terms can be quickly and easily located in the book by means of detailed object-name and subject indexes. This comprehensive and up-to-date volume provides an essential reference for all those interested in variable stars - from researchers and graduate students through to dedicated amateurs. Synopsis:
This unique volume provides the most complete and up-to-date reference to variable stars. It presents a wealth of typical light- and colour-curves to allow identification, a detailed and up-to-date description of each subclass, and includes detailed object-name and subject indexes. An essential reference for researchers, graduate students and dedicated amateur astronomers.
Synopsis:
The most complete and up-to-date reference volume available on variable stars, their classification and properties.
