The Realm of Interacting Binary Stars
Published on 16. December 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
VI, 451 pages
978-94-010-5066-1 (ISBN)
Description
More than two centuries have elapsed since the story of the interacting binary stars began with the rediscovery of the variability of Algol by John Goodricke and the interpretation he proposed for explaining the regular periodic brightness variations which he found. Over this long span of time our knowledge about these systems has been growing, and we have now reached a fairly good understanding of the structure and behavior of this interesting group of objects. This book contains a timely summary of our present knowledge of interacting binary stars. The chapters have been written by distinguished scientists who have done relevant research in the field of interacting binary stars.
Reviews / Votes
' The book contains good to excellent reviews on Magnetic activity in close binaries, Contact binaries, Symbiotic stars, Classical novae, Binaries with compact components, Polarized radiation from close binaries, and Formation of binary stars...I enjoyed enough of this book to recommend it to students of binaries. It well widen their knowledge ' Space Science Review 69:3/4 1994More details
Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
4 s/w Abbildungen
VI, 451 p. 4 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
729 gr
ISBN-13
978-94-010-5066-1 (9789401050661)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-011-2416-4
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
J. Sahade | G.E. McCluskey | Y. Kondo
The Realm of Interacting Binary Stars
Book
12/1992
1st Edition
Kluwer Academic Publishers
€96.00
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Content
The Development of the Idea of Interacting Double Stars.- The Interacting Binary Zoo.- Mass Loss in Interacting Binary Systems.- Some Issues in the Theory of Mass Transfer.- The Algol-Type Interacting Binaries.- Magnetic Activity in Close Binaries.- Contact Binaries of the W Uma Type.- Accretion Disks in Close Binaries.- Magnetic Cataclysmic Variables.- Symbiotic Stars.- Theory and Observations of Classical Novae in Outburst.- Interacting Binaries and Type I Supernovae.- Binary Systems with Compact Components.- TeV Radiation from Binary Stars.- ? Aurigae Atmospheric Eclipsing Binaries.- Polarized Radiation from Close Binaries.- Radio Emission from Active Late-Type Binaries.- Formation of Binary Stars.- The Evolution of Interacting Binary Systems: Observational Aspects.- Pending Problems and Final Comments.- References.