The Nature of Symbiotic Stars - Proceedings of IAU Colloquium No. 70 Held at the Observatoire De Haute Provence, 26-28 August, 1981 (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982)

Many aspects of symbiotic stars have long puzzled astronomers. For instance while most students of the subject have considered them binary, many have at different times supported single star models. The nature of their outbursts is uncertain, while the dividing line between symbiotic stars and novae is unclear. In any case doubts can even be raised as to whether a class of "Symbiotic Stars" really exists. Much new data has been obtained in recent years, in particular from the study of radiation outside the visual region. Many symbiotic stars have been studied in the UV with IUE since 1978, while X-rays were det ected in a few cases with the Einstein satellite. There have been a num ber of infrared and radio studies, and the number of known symbiotic stars has also considerably increased. Furthermore theoretical ideas have in recent years been considerably enriched by concepts of stellar winds, and accretion phenomena in binaries including accretion disks. It was there fore extremely opportune and timely to hold the first international meet ing exclusively devoted to these stars, so as to consider the new results from such a wide range of observations in different spectral regions, and the conclusions which can be drawn for possible models as well as theories of the nature and structure of symbiotic stars. After a session devoted to new observations in different spectral regions, a session was spent considering some individual stars."

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 95
Release date:	November 2011
First published:	1982
Editors:	M. Friedjung • Roberto Viotti
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	329
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1982
ISBN-13:	978-9400978362
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > General
LSN:	9400978367
Barcode:	9789400978362

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