Star Clusters - Saas-Fee Advanced Course 28. Lecture Notes 1998 Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy (Hardcover, 2001 ed.)

Star clusters are at the heart of astronomy, being key objects for our understanding of stellar evolution and galactic structure. Observations with the Hubble Space Telescope and other modern equipment have revealed fascinating new facts about these galactic building blocks. This book provides two comprehensive and up-to-date, pedagogically designed reviews on star clusters by two well-known experts in the field. Bruce Carney presents our current knowledge of the relative and absolute ages of globular clusters and the chemical history of our Galaxy. Bill Harris addresses globular clusters in external galaxies and their use as tracers of galaxy formation and cosmic distance indicators. The book is written for graduate students as well as professionals in astronomy and astrophysics.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Saas-Fee Advanced Course, 28
Release date:	2001
First published:	2001
Editors:	L. Labhardt
Authors:	B.W. Carney
Editors:	B. Binggeli
Authors:	W.E. Harris
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	418
Edition:	2001 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-540-67646-1
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Nuclear structure physics Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Non-linear science Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Galaxies, clusters, intergalactic matter > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Astrophysics Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Materials science > Mechanics of solids > Dynamics & vibration
LSN:	3-540-67646-5
Barcode:	9783540676461

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