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White Dwarfs
. Ed(S): Sion, Edward M. (Villanova University); Vennes, Stephane; Shipman, Harry L.
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Hardback. The emphasis on white dwarf stars and cosmology arise from the advances in cosmological and galactic structure research in which these stars play a prominent role. Aimed at graduate students and scientific professionals, this book includes reviews focusing on four areas: white dwarf supernovae, cosmology, accretion physics and galactic structure. Editor(s): Sion, Edward M. (Villanova University); Vennes, Stephane; Shipman, Harry L. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 571.
In the past few years, general astronomical interest has concentrated on s- eral objects and phenomena where white dwarf stars play a key role. T Type Ia supernovae have been used as evidence to show that, in fact, Einstein did not make his greatest blunder when heallowedfor the possibility of a c- mological constant. Improvements in our knowledge of the Hubble parameter have revived interest in the use of white dwarf stars as a different typeofc- mochronometer to measuretheage of the Galaxy andthus set constraints on the age of the Universe. In roughly the same time period, there have been ... Read more
In the past few years, general astronomical interest has concentrated on s- eral objects and phenomena where white dwarf stars play a key role. T Type Ia supernovae have been used as evidence to show that, in fact, Einstein did not make his greatest blunder when heallowedfor the possibility of a c- mological constant. Improvements in our knowledge of the Hubble parameter have revived interest in the use of white dwarf stars as a different typeofc- mochronometer to measuretheage of the Galaxy andthus set constraints on the age of the Universe. In roughly the same time period, there have been ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
Series
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402036934
SKU
V9781402036934
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About . Ed(S): Sion, Edward M. (Villanova University); Vennes, Stephane; Shipman, Harry L.
Edward M. Sion, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Villanova University, Former Scientific Editor, The Astrophysical Journal, author or co-author of over 400 scientific publications on white dwarfs and cataclysmic variable stars, co-author of the Catalogue of Spectroscopically Identified White Dwarfs. Stephane Vennes, Research Astronomer, Johns Hopkins University, Lecturer, Australian national University, leading expert on the ... Read more
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