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Thomas B. Ake, Elizabeth Griffin (Eds.) Giants of Eclipse: The Aurigae Stars and Other Binary Systems Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library

Carefully edited volume reviewing a rare class of eclipsing binary stars Describes historical development of the field as well as modern observational and theoretical results Provides detailed information on the giant binary star epsilon Aurigae 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 2015, XV, 202 p. 79 illus., 46 illus. in color. in the context of stellar structure and evolution. Comprised of a large cool giant plus a small hot dwarf, these key eclipsing binaries reveal fascinating changes in their spectra very close to Printed book total eclipse, when the hot star shines through differing heights of the "chromosphere", or Hardcover outer atmosphere, of the giant star. The phenomenon provides astrophysics with the means of 121,49 € | £99.99 | $139.99 analyzing the outer atmosphere of a giant star and how that material is shed into space. The [1]129,99 € (D) | 133,64 € (A) | CHF physics of these critical events can be explained qualitatively, but it is more challenging to 143,50 extract hard facts from the observations, and tough to model the chromosphere in any detail. Softcover The book offers current thinking on mechanisms for heating a star's chromosphere and on how a star loses mass, and relates this science synergistically to studies of other stars and 102,79 € | £79.99 | $119.99 [1]109,99 € (D) | 113,07 € (A) | CHF binaries, and to the increasing relevance of contributions from new techniques in interferometry 121,50 and asteroseismology. It also includes a detailed discussion of the enigmatic star epsilon Aurigae, which had recently undergone one of its very infrequent and very baffling eclipses. eBook Though not a zeta Aurigae system, epsilon Aurigae is a true "Giant" among eclipsing stars. The 85,59 € | £63.99 | $89.00 7 chapters of this book, written by a group of experts, have been carefully edited to form a [2] 85,59 € (D) | 85,59 € (A) | CHF coherent volume that offers a thorough overview of the subject to both professional and 97,00 student. Available from your library or springer.com/shop MyCopy [3] Printed eBook for just € | $ 24.99 springer.com/mycopy

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