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MASS LOSS FROM RED GIANTS
PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT LOS ANGELES, U.S.A., JUNE 20-21, 1984 |
| By: |
Arie J. Zuckerman (Editor), Mark Morris (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£139.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
9401088969 |
| ISBN 13: |
9789401088961 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER |
| Pub. date: |
2 October, 2011 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1985 |
| Series: |
Astrophysics and Space Science Library 117 |
| Pages: |
336 |
| Description: |
Proceedings of a Conference held at the University of California at Los Angeles, U.S.A., June 2--21, 1984 |
| Synopsis: |
Red giant and supergiant stars have long been favorites of professional 6 and amateur astronomers. These enormous stars emit up to 10 times more energy than the Sun and, so, are easy to study. Some of them, specifically the pulsating long-period variables, significantly change their size, brightness, and color within about a year, a time scale of interest to a single human being. Some aspects of the study of red giant stars are similar to the study of pre-main-sequence stars. For example, optical astronomy gives us a tantalizing glimpse of star forming regions but to really investi- gate young stars and protostars requires infrared and radio astronomy. The same is true of post-main-sequence stars that are losing mass. Optical astronomers can measure the atomic component of winds from red giant stars that are undergoing mass loss at modest rates 6 (M $ 10- M9/yr.). But to see dust grains and molecules properly, 5 especially in stars with truly large mass loss rates, ~ 10- M9/yr, one requires IR and radio astronomy. As this stage of copious mass loss only lasts for ~105 years one might be tempted to ask, "who cares?". |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
Netherlands |
| Imprint: |
Springer |
| Returns: |
Returnable |