Classical Novae - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471920584 ISBN 13: 9780471920588

Publisher: Wiley, 1989

Synopsis

A comprehensive, up-to-date description of the properties and mechanisms of classical novae--and the first such effort in the subject since Payne-Gaposchkin's influential (but out of date) The Galactic Novae. Contributors present a balanced mix of observation and theory, and discuss information gathered at optical, radio, infrared, ultraviolet, and x-ray wavelengths. Discussion begins with an overview of the general properties of novae, then covers the accretion process in nova systems and the physics of the nova outburst. Classical novae are then placed in the broader family of cataclysmic variables. Final chapter is devoted to data on novae, including an atlas.

About this title

Book Description

This 2008 second edition has been fully updated and revised and contains new contributions covering important developments in this field. The only book devoted solely to the study of classical novae, this is an important reference for researchers actively engaged in the subject and graduate students seeking an introduction.

About the Author

Michael Bode is Professor of Astrophysics at Liverpool John Moores University. He is a Senior Fellow of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council and Director of the Liverpool Telescope Project. He has served on many research councils and committees and has been Secretary and Vice President of the Royal Astronomical Society. Aneurin Evans is Professor of Astrophysics at Keele University. His research interests include the study of novae, 'born-again' systems like 'Sakurai's Object', the interstellar medium in globular clusters, and mapping the Galactic plane at sub-mm wavelengths.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471920584
• ISBN 13: 9780471920588
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 354
• Editor: Bode Michael F., Evans A.