| Hot Stars in the Galactic Halo: Proceedings of a Meeting, Held at Union College, Schenectady, New York November 4-6, 1993 in Honor of the 65th Birthda Contributor(s): Adelman, Saul J. (Editor), Upgren, Arthur R. (Editor), Adelman, Carol J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521460875 ISBN-13: 9780521460873 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $108.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1994 Annotation: Our understanding of the 'hot' stars that form a halo around our galaxy is undergoing a renaissance: recent increases in the power of computers are now allowing a far more detailed and complete modelling of stellar evolution. A conference was held in Union College, New York, to gather experts in the field to re-examine the role of these hot stars and this volume draws together their articles to provide a timely review. These articles show how advances in computer power have, in particular, allowed complex modelling of the core helium-burning and ultraviolet-bright stages. They go on to demonstrate how this modelling is leading to a better understanding of new observations of stars on the horizontal branch, both in the field and in globular clusters, as well as stars in later stages of stellar evolution. Together these articles provide an up-to-date and comprehensive review for graduate students and researchers interested in the hot stars in the halo, especially the history of the halo and the evolution of old stellar populations of different metallicities. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Astronomy - Science | Physics - Astrophysics |
| Dewey: 523.88 |
| LCCN: 94021010 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 7.09" W x 10" (1.90 lbs) 406 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The stars that comprise a halo around our Galaxy are intriguing; they have abundances of elements that suggest they are old. The properties of these hot stars and similar stars in other galaxies challenge the current, well-established theory of stellar evolution in many ways. In this book, experts contribute up-to-date and comprehensive reviews of the major topics in the field. They study the collective properties of these stars that provide important revelations for many areas of astrophysics--including how our Galaxy was formed. The contributors also reveal the exciting renaissance occurring in their studies owing to important new observations with the Hubble Space Telescope and ASTRO1 and to techniques recently developed for ground-based observations. Advances in computers have also recently led to a far more detailed and complete theoretical understanding of stellar evolution. This book will be of interest to researchers and graduate students in astronomy and astrophysics. |