Saas-Fee Advanced Course

Saas-Fee Advanced Course 28. Lecture Notes 1998 Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy

By: L. Labhardt (Editor), B.W. Carney, B. Binggeli (Editor)

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Hardcover | 12 December 2000

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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.

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Non-Fiction Science Physics Applied Physics Astrophysics Astronomy, Space & Time Galaxies & Stars Engineering & Technology Mechanical Engineering & Materials Materials Science Mechanics of Solids Dynamics & Vibration

Mathematics Applied Mathematics Nonlinear Science Nuclear Physics Cosmology & The Universe

Stellar Evolution in Globular Clusters	p. 1
Fundamentals of Globular Cluster Stellar Evolution	p. 2
Unusual Features in the H-R Diagram	p. 29
RR Lyrae Variable Stars	p. 45
Stellar Populations	p. 59
Metallicities	p. 89
Elemental Abundance Ratios I. Clues to the History of Nucleosynthesis	p. 111
Elemental Abundance Ratios II. Internal Processes	p. 136
Relative Ages of Globular Clusters	p. 157
Absolute Ages of Globular Clusters	p. 180
Globular Cluster Systems	p. 223
The Milky Way System: A Global Perspective	p. 227
The Distance Scale	p. 244
The Milky Way System: Kinematics	p. 257
The Milky Way System: Dynamics and Halo Mass Profile	p. 275
The Milky Way System: The Luminosity Function and Mass Distribution	p. 285
An Overview of Other Galaxies: Basic Parameters	p. 301
The GCLF and the Hubble Constant	p. 320
Globular Cluster Formation: In Situ Models	p. 336
Formation: Mergers, Accretions, and Starbursts	p. 355
Appendix: An Introduction to Photometric Measurement	p. 376
Index	p. 409
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