Red Giants as Probes of the Structure and Evolution of the Milky Way

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Miglio, Andrea (Editor), Montalbán, Josefina (Editor), Noels, Arlette (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings,
• Subjects: Physics.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astrophysics.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.

Exciting results are blooming, thanks to a convergence between unprecedented asteroseismic data obtained by the satellites CoRoT and KEPLER, and state-of-the-art models of the internal structure of red giants and of galactic evolution. The pulsation properties now available for thousands of red gian...