Mass Loss from Red Giants: Proceedings of a Conference Held at the University of California at Los Angeles, U.S.A., June 20-21, 1984

Book Overview

Red giant and supergiant stars have long been favorites of professional 6 and amateur astronomers. These enormous stars emit up to 10 times more energy than the Sun and, so, are easy to study. Some of them, specifically the pulsating long-period variables, significantly change their size, brightness, and color within about a year, a time scale of interest to a single human being. Some aspects of the study of red giant stars are similar to the study...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9401088969
• ISBN13: 9789401088961
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"