Active OB Stars: Structure, Evolution, Mass-Loss, and Critical Limits

Neiner, Coralie [Editor]; Wade, Gregg [Editor]; Meynet, Georges [Editor]; Peters, Geraldine [Editor]

ISBN 10: 0521198402 / ISBN 13: 9780521198400

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2011

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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.

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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Active OB Stars: Structure, Evolution, ...
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Like New
Edition: First Edition.