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An Introduction to Close Binary Stars (Cambridge Astrophysics) - Hardcover

Book 4 of 12: Cambridge Astrophysics

Hilditch, R. W.

 
9780521241069: An Introduction to Close Binary Stars (Cambridge Astrophysics)

Synopsis

This 2001 book was the first to provide a pedagogical and comprehensive introduction to binary stars for advanced students.

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Review

'Combining the experience of many years of teaching with an equal length of service in observational research on binary stars, Ron Hilditch has produced a book that will be a standard reference for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates, and more mature researchers for a long time to come ... I found this book inspirational.' David Stickland, The Observatory

'It covers all the essentials a postgraduate student or undergraduate project student will need to know if they will be working with and interpreting observations of close binary stars and is full of useful sources of further information ... I would recommend this book to any astronomer who studies close binary stars or wants a better understanding of them.' Astronomy Now

'This textbook provides advanced undergraduate and graduate students a thorough introduction to binary stars as well as a lucid companion for courses on stellar astrophysics, stellar structure and evolution, and observational astrophysics.' Europe & Astronomy

'This is a comprehensive companion book for courses on stellar astrophysics, and stellar structures and evolution.' Aslib Book Guide

Book Description

This authoritative 2001 book was the first to provide a pedagogical introduction to the binary stars. It combines theory and observations to provide advanced students with a thorough introduction to binaries and a lucid companion for courses on stellar astrophysics, stellar structure and evolution, and observational astrophysics.

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