Active OB Stars (IAU S272): Structure, Evolution, Mass-Loss, and Critical Limits (Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521198402 ISBN 13: 9780521198400

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

IAU Symposium 272 presents an overview of the latest research into active OB stars. These massive, volatile objects serve as test beds for extreme conditions, and research into them has entered a new era with the advent of new space and round-based instrumentation. In this volume, renowned experts discuss the cutting-edge observations, state-of-the-art modeling and recently developed techniques such as asteroseismology, interferometry and spectropolarimetry that have improved our understanding of these extreme objects. Asteroseismology allows us to infer the internal structure of massive stars and their rotation; high-resolution spectropolarimetry provides clues about magnetic fields and the confinement of their circumstellar environments; and interferometry probes the shape of these environments and investigates differential rotation. Written for researchers and graduate students, this volume will appeal to all those interested in extreme physical processes as tools to study structure evolution and mass loss of active OB stars.

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Review:

'... will be of interest to all those working in the field of massive-star research, to get people, including new students, up to speed in the latest developments, both in theory/modelling and observations ... a must for libraries.' The Observatory

Book Description:

IAU S272 presents an overview of the latest research into active OB stars. Experts discuss the cutting-edge observations, state-of-the-art modeling and recently developed techniques that have improved our understanding of these objects. This is a useful resource for all those interested in extreme physical processes in active OB stars.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0521198402
• ISBN 13: 9780521198400
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 692
• Editor: Neiner Coralie, Wade Gregg, Meynet Georges, Peters Geraldine