Understanding Variable Stars
- Author: John R. Percy, University of Toronto
- Date Published: October 2011
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107403703
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Variable stars are those that change brightness. They come in many varieties, but each one provides important information about the star: its properties, its internal structure, and its evolution. This book provides a concise overview of variable stars, including a historical perspective, an introduction to stars in general, the techniques for discovering and studying variable stars, and a description of the main types of variable stars. Intended for anyone with some background knowledge of astronomy, it is especially suitable for undergraduate students and experienced amateur astronomers.
Read more- Provides a broad overview of the topic for skilled amateur astronomers
- Written with undergraduate research students in mind; students can not only contribute to variable star research, but they learn high-level science and math skills by doing so
- Includes extensive discussion of the history and development of the field of variable star research, based on the author's 40 years of experience
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"Amateurs and academics with an interest in the subject of variable stars will perhaps come to regard this as a modern classic."
The Royal Astronomical Society of CanadaSee more reviews"Tightly written, and frequently interspersed with figures and graphs, the book contains and enormity of fact and discussion...a formost authority on Variable Stars...is a marvellous repository of information. As such it is an ideal textbook for a serious student, or a reference book for the amateur astronomer.: --Astronomy & Space
"If you want a comprehensive guide to the science of variable stars, you can't go wrong with a book written by John Percy, a world authority on variable star observation...as a guide to understanding modern variable star research, it's essential." --BBC Sky at Night
"It is certainly the most up-to-date readable description of the various types of variable stars and what is known about each...Basically, if you observe variable stars, you should read and probably own this book." --HTN of the AAVSO
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- Date Published: October 2011
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781107403703
- length: 374 pages
- dimensions: 244 x 170 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.6kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Stars in general
3. Rotating variable stars
4. Eclipsing variable stars
5. Pulsating variable stars
6. Cataclysmic variable stars
7. Young variable stars
8. Miscellaneous variable stars
9. Applications of variable stars
10. Epilogue
Appendices.
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