The Symbiotic Stars (Cambridge Astrophysics, Series Number 8) - Hardcover

Kenyon, S. J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521268079 ISBN 13: 9780521268073

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1986

Synopsis

Dr Kenyon has researched and assembled here all the existing data for the known symbiotic stars, in which a dwarf star accretes material from its red giant companion. In this book he summarises observational material covering the eruptive and quiescent phases of these objects, and emphasises the important astrophysical problems raised and resolved by results at infrared, optical, radio, ultraviolet and X-ray wavelengths. Physical models for the eruptive and quiescent phases and the long-term evolution of symbiotic stars are discussed, with the goal of developing observational diagnostics that serve to test the basic theories. The book concludes with a detailed appendix and bibliography that will aid researchers interested in the history of individual symbiotic systems and confirm this volume as an indispensable handbook at any observatory where research on stellar objects in undertaken.

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Book Description

Dr Kenyon has researched and assembled here all the existing data for the known symbiotic stars, in which a dwarf star accretes material from its red giant companion. In this book he summarises observational material covering the eruptive and quiescent phases of these objects, and emphasises the important astrophysical problems raised and resolved by results at infrared, optical, radio, ultraviolet and X-ray wavelengths

Synopsis

Symbiotic stars are now commonly accepted is interacting binaries, in which a dwarf star accretes material from its red giant companion. Dr Kenyon has researched and assembled all the existing data for the known symbiotic stars, and in this book he summarizes observational material covering the eruptive and quiescent phases of these objects, emphasizing the important astrophysical problems raised and resolved by recent results at infrared, optical, radio, ultraviolet and X-ray wavelengths. Physical models for the eruptive and quiescent phases, as well as the long-term evolution, of symbiotic stars are also discussed, with the goal of developing observational diagnostics that serve to test the basic theories. The work concludes with a detailed appendix and bibliography that will aid researchers interested in the history of individual symbiotic systems and confirm this volume as an indispensable handbook at any observatory where research on stellar objects is undertaken.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521268079
• ISBN 13: 9780521268073
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 296