Kopal Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-2423-7
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, Band Volume 2, 326 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 2 brings together numerous research works on different aspects of astronomy and astrophysics. This volume is composed of six chapters and begins with a summary of observational record on twilight extensions of the Venus cusps. The next chapter deals with the common and related properties of binary stars, with emphasis on the evaluation of their cataclysmic variables. Cataclysmic variables refer to an object in one of three classes: dwarf nova, nova, or supernova. These topics are followed by discussions on the eclipse phenomena and the eclipses in the domain of the radio waves and of the artificial satellites. A chapter discusses the discovery, colors, spectra, motions, luminosities, and frequency in space of white dwarf stars. The concluding chapters examine the occurrence and capture of stray bodies in the solar system and the existence of Magellanic clouds. This book will prove useful to astronomers and astrophysicists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kopal, Zdenek

Kopal, Zden?k

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;CONTENTS OF VOLUME I;12
6;CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME 2;6
7;Chapter 1.
The Twilight Zone of Venus;14
7.1;I. Introduction;14
7.2;II. Twilight Extentsions of the Venus Cusps: Observational Record;15
7.3;III. Color in the Twilight Cusp Extentions;35
7.4;IV. Interpretation of the Brightness Distribution along the Cusp
Extention;36
7.5;VI. Twilight Phenomena and the General Circulation of the Venus
Atmosphere;42
7.6;VII. Relation of the Venus Ultraviolet Clouds to the Twilight Phenomena;43
7.7;VIII. Discrepancy between the Observed and Theoretical Times of Dichotomy;46
7.8;IX. Observational Methods and Aids;48
7.9;References;53
8;Chapter 2.
Cataclysmic Variables as Binary Stars;56
8.1;I. Introduction;56
8.2;II. Examples of Well-Known Binaries in Groups (1) and (2);58
8.3;III. Some Common and Related Properties of the Systems Discussed in
Section II;67
8.4;IV. The Search for New Binaries Among U Geminorum Stars and Novae;69
8.5;References;97
9;Chapter 3.
Eclipse Phenomena;100
9.1;I. General Relations;101
9.2;II. Eclipses of the Moon;113
9.3;III. Eclipses of the Artificial and Other Satellites;167
9.4;References;208
10;Chapter 4.
White Dwarfs;212
10.1;I. Introduction;212
10.2;II. Historical;213
10.3;III. Discovery;214
10.4;IV. Magnitudes, Colors, Spectra;216
10.5;V. Spectra;219
10.6;VI. Motions;221
10.7;VII. Luminosities;222
10.8;VIII. Masses;223
10.9;IX. Red Shift;226
10.10;X. Frequency in Space;227
10.11;XI. White Dwarfs in Clusters;228
10.12;XII. Individually Interesting Stars;229
10.13;XIII. Conclusions and Suggestions for Future Work;230
10.14;References;230
11;Chapter 5. The Stray Bodies in the Solar System. Part I.

Survival of Cometary Nuclei and the Asteroids;232
11.1;I. Introduction;233
11.2;II. Survival in Encounters;234
11.3;III. Dynamical Probabilities of Elimination for Comets and Related Objects
;243
11.4;IV. Genetic Relationships of Comets and Asteroids;253
11.5;V. Capture of Comets into Terrestrial Space and Statistical Balance with Apollo Group;263
11.6;References;274
12;Chapter 6. Recent Developments in Studies of the Magellanic Clouds
;276
12.1;I. Introduction;277
12.2;II. Form, Brightness, and Distance of the Clouds;278
12.3;III. Nebulae and Clusters;288
12.4;IV. Variable Stars;293
12.5;V. General Stellar Content;301
12.6;VI. Dynamics of the Clouds;309
12.7;VII. Conclusions;314
12.8;References;315
13;AUTHOR INDEX;318
14;SUBJECT INDEX;322