RR Lyrae Stars
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Astrophysics
ISBN-10
0521548179
ISBN-13
9780521548175
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 16th, 2004
Print length
168 Pages
Weight
356 grams
Dimensions
18.90 x 24.70 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
Galaxies & starsGalaxies and starsAstrophysics
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This book reviews our current understanding of RR Lyrae stars. It is a unique explanation of the multiple applications of these variable stars for a range of astrophysical problems. Horace A. Smith stresses the significance of variable stars for our understanding of the history and scale of the Milky Way.
This is a comprehensive account of RR Lyrae stars, and traces the story from their initial discovery a century ago, through to their present status. This book reviews our current understanding of RR Lyrae stars. It is a unique explanation of the multiple applications of these variable stars for a range of astrophysical problems. Horace A. Smith describes the use of RR Lyrae stars as probes of old stellar populations, both in the Milky Way and other galaxies, and as an outstanding testing ground for stellar evolution and pulsation theories. He stresses the significance of variable stars for our ultimate understanding of the history and scale of the Milky Way and nearer extragalactic systems. For advanced students and researchers of astronomy, this is a definitive account of the modern theories surrounding RR Lyrae stars.
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