| Active OB Stars (Iau S272): Structure, Evolution, Mass-Loss, and Critical Limits Contributor(s): Neiner, Coralie (Editor), Wade, Gregg (Editor), Meynet, Georges (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521198402 ISBN-13: 9780521198400 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $90.24 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Astrophysics |
| Dewey: 523.88 |
| LCCN: 2011499636 |
| Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.9" W x 9.8" (2.75 lbs) 692 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |