Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics
- 1st Edition, Volume 2 - January 1, 1963
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Zdeněk Kopal
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 1 0 8 0 - 3
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 9 9 2 0 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 2 4 2 3 - 7
Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 2 brings together numerous research works on different aspects of astronomy and astrophysics. This volume is composed of six… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 2 brings together numerous research works on different aspects of astronomy and astrophysics. This volume is composed of six chapters and begins with a summary of observational record on twilight extensions of the Venus cusps. The next chapter deals with the common and related properties of binary stars, with emphasis on the evaluation of their cataclysmic variables. Cataclysmic variables refer to an object in one of three classes: dwarf nova, nova, or supernova. These topics are followed by discussions on the eclipse phenomena and the eclipses in the domain of the radio waves and of the artificial satellites. A chapter discusses the discovery, colors, spectra, motions, luminosities, and frequency in space of white dwarf stars. The concluding chapters examine the occurrence and capture of stray bodies in the solar system and the existence of Magellanic clouds. This book will prove useful to astronomers and astrophysicists.
Contributors to Volume 2
Contents of Volume 1
The Twilight Zone of Venus
I. Introduction
II. Twilight Extensions of the Venus Cusps: Observational Record
III. Color in the Twilight Cusp Extensions
IV. Interpretation of the Brightness Distribution along the Cusp Extension
V. Horizontal Refraction across the Twilight Zone at Solar Transit
VI. Twilight Phenomena and the General Circulation of the Venus Atmosphere
VII. Relation of the Venus Ultraviolet Clouds to the Twilight Phenomena
VIII. Discrepancy between the Observed and Theoretical Times of Dichotomy
IX. Observational Methods and Aids
References
Cataclysmic Variables as Binary Stars
I. Introduction
II. Examples of Well-Known Binaries in Groups (1) and (2)
III. Some Common and Related Properties of the Systems Discussed in Section II
IV. The Search for New Binaries among U Geminorum Stars and Novae
References
Eclipse Phenomena
I. General Relations
II. Eclipses of the Moon
III. Eclipses of the Artificial and Other Satellites
References
White Dwarfs
I. Introduction
II. Historical
III. Discovery
IV. Magnitudes, Colors, Spectra
V. Spectra
VI. Motions
VII. Luminosities
VIII. Masses
IX. Red Shift
X. Frequency in Space
XI. White Dwarfs in Clusters
XII. Individually Interesting Stars
XIII. Conclusions and Suggestions for Future Work
References
The Stray Bodies in the Solar System Part I. Survival of Cometary Nuclei and the Asteroids
I. Introduction
II. Survival in Encounters
III. Dynamical Probabilities of Elimination for Comets and Related Objects
IV. Genetic Relationships of Comets and Asteroids
V. Capture of Comets into Terrestrial Space and Statistical Balance with Apollo Group
References
Recent Developments in Studies of the Magellanic Clouds
I. Introduction
II. Form, Brightness, and Distance of the Clouds
III. Nebulae and Clusters
IV. Variable Stars
V. General Stellar Content
VI. Dynamics of the Clouds
VII. Conclusions
References
Author Index
Subject Index
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 2
- Published: January 1, 1963
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 326
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483210803
- Hardback ISBN: 9781483199207
- eBook ISBN: 9781483224237
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