White Dwarf Atmospheres and Circumstellar Environments
Author(s): Donald W. Hoard
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Publication Date: 16 Sept. 2011
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 244 pages
ISBN-10: 3527410317
ISBN-13: 9783527410316
Book Description
Written by selected astronomers at the forefront of their fields, this timely and novel book compiles the latest results from research on white dwarf stars, complementing existing literature by focusing on fascinating new developments in our understanding of the atmospheric and circumstellar environments of these stellar remnants. Complete with a thorough refresher on the observational characteristics and physical basis for white dwarf classification, this is a must-have resource for researchers interested in the late stages of stellar evolution, circumstellar dust and nebulae, and the future of our own Solar System.
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Written by selected astronomers at the forefront of their fields, this timely and novel book compiles the latest results from research on white dwarf stars, complementing existing literature by focusing on fascinating new developments in our understanding of the atmospheric and circumstellar environments of these stellar remnants. Complete with a thorough refresher on the observational characteristics and physical basis for white dwarf classification, this is a must-have resource for researchers interested in the late stages of stellar evolution, circumstellar dust and nebulae, and the future of our own Solar System.
From the contents:
?Hot White Dwarfs
Cool White Dwarfs
Stars with Unusual Compositions: Carbon and Oxygen in Cool White Dwarfs
?Planets Orbiting White Dwarfs
?White Dwarf Circumstellar Disks: Observations
?The Origin and Evolution of White Dwarf Dust Disks
?Planetary Nebulae around White Dwarfs: Revelations from the Infrared
From the Back Cover
Written by selected astronomers at the forefront of their fields, this timely and novel book compiles the latest results from research on white dwarf stars, complementing existing literature by focusing on fascinating new developments in our understanding of the atmospheric and circumstellar environments of these stellar remnants. Complete with a thorough refresher on the observational characteristics and physical basis for white dwarf classification, this is a must-have resource for researchers interested in the late stages of stellar evolution, circumstellar dust and nebulae, and the future of our own Solar System.
From the contents:
?Hot White Dwarfs
Cool White Dwarfs
Stars with Unusual Compositions: Carbon and Oxygen in Cool White Dwarfs
?Planets Orbiting White Dwarfs
?White Dwarf Circumstellar Disks: Observations
?The Origin and Evolution of White Dwarf Dust Disks
?Planetary Nebulae around White Dwarfs: Revelations from the Infrared
About the Author
D. W. Hoard, after earning his Ph.D. at the University of Washington, worked at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, the southern hemisphere branch of the United States? National Optical Astronomy Observatory. In 2002, he joined NASA?s Spitzer Science Center, part of the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC) at the California Institute of Technology. He is an IPAC Research Scientist and, among other activities, a member of the Spitzer Space Telescope Science User Support Team. His research focuses on white dwarfs and their environments. He has published more than 80 reviewed papers in refereed journals.
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