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Giants of Eclipse: The ζ Aurigae Stars and Other Binary Systems

The zeta Aurigae stars are the rare but illustrious sub-group of binary stars that undergo the dramatic phenomenon of "chromospheric eclipse". This book provides detailed descriptions of the ten known systems, illustrates them richly with examples of new spectra, and places them in the con...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ake, Thomas B. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Griffin, Elizabeth. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Series:Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 408
Subjects:
Observations, Astronomical.
Astronomy—Observations.
Astrophysics.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Astrophysics and Astroparticles.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09198-3
Table of Contents:
  • The zeta Aurigae Binaries
  • Observing and Analyzing the zeta Aurigae Systems
  • The Special Case of VV Cephei
  • zeta Aurigae – a Two Century Long Dilemma Persists
  • Atmospheric Heating and Wind Acceleration in Cool Evolved Stars
  • Optical Interferometry of Giants and Supergiants
  • Asteroseismology of Eclipsing Binary Stars
  • Index of Keywords.

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