Binary Stars: Selected Topics on Observations and Physical Processes Lectures Held at the Astrophysics School XII Organized by the European Astrophysics Doctoral Network (EADN) in La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, 6–17 September 1999

More than half of all stars in the universe formed and evolved as binary systems and their study is essential for understanding stellar and galactic evolution. The six lectures in this book give both a readable introduction and an up-to-date review of nearly all aspects of current research into bina...

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Other Authors: Lazaro, F. C. (Editor), Arevalo, M.J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2001, 2001
Edition:1st ed. 2001
Series:Lecture Notes in Physics
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Physical Processes in Close Binary Systems
  • Magnetic Activity in Binary Stars
  • Cataclysmic Variables
  • Observations of Cataclysmic Variable and Double Degenerate Stars
  • Evolution of Close Binaries
  • X-RayBinaries and Black Hole Candidates: A Review of Optical Properties