Investigating the A-Type Stars Using Kepler Data

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Murphy, Simon J. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astrophysics.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

Simon Murphy's thesis has significant impact on the wide use of the revolutionary Kepler Mission data, leading to a new understanding in stellar astrophysics.  It first provides a deep characterisation and comparison of the Kepler long cadence and short cadence data, with particular insight int...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Prologue
• A Fourier view of Kepler data
• An observational review of rotation in A stars
• A selective review of spectral peculiarities in the A stars
• A pulsation review of delta Scuti and related stars
• Kepler catalogues and published case studies
• Conclusions and Future Work
• Index.