White dwarf atmospheres and circumstellar environments /

• Other Authors: Hoard, D. W. (Donald Wayne) (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH, [2011]
• Subjects: White dwarf stars.; Circumstellar matter.; Space environment.; Neutron stars.; SCIENCE > Astronomy.; Electronic books.

Research results on white dwarf stars, focusing on new developments in our understanding of the atmospheric and circumstellar environments of these stellar remnants. Complete with a refresher on the observational characteristics and physical basis for white dwarf classification.

Table of Contents:

• Hot white dwarfs / Edward M. Sion
• Cool white dwarfs / Mukremin Kilic
• Stars with unusual compositions : carbon and oxygen in cool white dwarfs / Patrick Dufour
• Planets orbiting white dwarfs / Roseanne Di Stefano
• White dwarf circumstellar disks : observations / Jay Farhi
• The origin and evolution of white dwarf dust disks / John H. Debes
• Planetary nebulae around white dwarfs : revelations from the infrared / You-Hua Chu.