Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library) [Hardcover]

Harm J. Habing (Editor), Hans Olofsson (Editor)

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Hardcover: 559 pages
Publisher: Springer (8 Oct 2003)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0387008802
ISBN-13: 978-0387008806
Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.4 x 3.2 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,955,608 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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From the reviews: "AGB stars have red giants as progenitors, and are fated to become planetary nebulae and white dwarfs. This book comprises a set of papers dealing with all aspects of the physics of these stars. It is intended for a graduate study level … . the chapters which are designed to be self-standing do provide interesting discussions about theory and corroborative observations, and I think there is lot that can be gleaned … ." (Callum Potter, Journal of the British Astronomical Association, Vol. 114 (3), 2004)

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The underlying astrophysical mechanisms of the objects known as asymptotic giant branch stars - the structures that occur during the dramatic period prior to a star's death - is the main theme of this text. Over the past three decades, asymptotic giant branch stars have become a topic of their own, and the contributions to this volume all focus on these entities themselves, rather than their connections to other fields of astronomy. Among the many topics covered are new methods of high- quality infrared observation and the more detailed and realistic simulations made possible by increasingly fast computers. This collection should be useful to graduate students who work in the field, teachers who want to address the subject in their courses, and to astronomers from various backgrounds who are interested in the astrophysics of AGB stars.

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"Asymptotic giant branch stars" developed into a broad, coherent field of research in the last quarter of the preceding century, but its roots go much deeper into the past and involve several serendipitous discoveries. Read the first page

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