Old stellar populations : how to study the fossil record of galaxy formation /

• Main Authors: Salaris, Maurizio (Author), Cassisi, Santi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, ©2013.
• Series: Physics textbook.
• Subjects: Stars > Evolution.; Stjärnor.; Galaxgrupper.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Low-mass star physics
• From the main sequence to the tip of the red giant branch
• Horizontal branch and red clump
• Asymptotic giant branch
• White dwarf cooling sequences
• Resolved old stellar populations in the galaxy
• Resolved composite systems
• Unresolved old systems
• References
• Index.