High-Precision Studies of Compact Variable Stars

This book, which is a reworked and updated version of Steven Bloemen’s original PhD thesis, reports on several high-precision studies of compact variable stars. Its strength lies in the large variety of observational, theoretical and instrumentation techniques that are presented and used and paves t...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Bloemen, Steven (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,
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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505 0 |a Introduction -- Spin-resolved spectroscopy of the intermediate polar DQ Her -- Spectral variability on the spin period of the white dwarf in V455 And -- Kepler observations of the beaming binary KPD1946+4340 -- Doppler beaming and Rømer delay in the Kepler data of KOI-74 -- A new grid of evolutionary sdB models and their pulsational properties -- MAIA: the Mercator Advanced Imager for Asteroseismology -- Conclusions and future prospects. 
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