Kopal Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-2427-5
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band Volume 6, 334 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics

Advances in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume 6 brings together numerous research works on different aspects of astronomy and astrophysics. This volume is composed of five chapters, and starts with the description of improved methods for analyzing and classifying families of periodic orbits in a conservative dynamical system with two degrees of freedom. The next chapter describes the variation of fractional luminosity of distorted components of close binary systems in the course of their revolution, or the accompanying changes in radial velocity. This topic is followed by discussions on various mechanisms that have been proposed for the interstellar medium, as well as the mass exchange and evolution of close binary stars. The concluding chapter examines evidence for lunar luminescence. 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;CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME 6;6
6;CONTENTS OF PREVIOUS VOLUMES;10
7;Chapter 1. A Manifold of Periodic Orbits;16
7.1;I. Introduction;17
7.2;II. The Equilibrium as a Branching Point;17
7.3;III. Analytical Continuation from L4;36
7.4;IV. Genealogy of Periodic Orbits;47
7.5;V. Conservative Dynamical System with Two Degrees of Freedom;78
7.6;VI. Numerical Continuation from L4;95
7.7;VII. Branches Bridging L45 and L41;121
7.8;VIII. Conclusion;136
7.9;References;137
8;Chapter 2. Light and Radial-Velocity Changes in Close Binary Systems;140
8.1;I. Introduction;140
8.2;II. Equations of the Problem;145
8.3;III. The Form of Distorted Stars;150
8.4;IV. Theoretical Light and Velocity Changes;157
8.5;V. Discussion of Results;168
8.6;VI. Appendix: Gravity-Darkening in Close Binary Systems;181
8.7;List of Symbols;185
8.8;References;186
9;Chapter 3. Interstellar Molecules;188
9.1;I. Introduction;188
9.2;II. Interstellar Molecules;190
9.3;III. The Formation and Destruction of Interstellar Molecules;193
9.4;IV. The Equilibrium of Interstellar Molecules;200
9.5;V. Discussion;206
9.6;VI. Conclusions;211
9.7;VII. Addendum;211
9.8;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;213
9.9;References;213
10;Chapter 4. Mass Exchange and Evolution of Close Binaries;216
10.1;I. The Problem and Its History;217
10.2;II. Close and Wide Binaries;226
10.3;III. The Mass Exchange;243
10.4;IV. Observational Aspects;268
10.5;V. Comparison with Observations;283
10.6;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;291
10.7;References;291
11;Chapter 5. The Luminescence of the Moon;294
11.1;I. Introduction;294
11.2;II. Transient Luminous Events;295
11.3;III. Lunar Eclipses;298
11.4;IV. Low-Intensity Luminescence of the Sunlit Moon;301
11.5;V. Laboratory Simulation of Lunar Luminescence;304
11.6;VI. Mechanisms for Lunar Luminescence;307
11.7;VII. Summary and Conclusions;316
11.8;VIII. Addendum;317
11.9;ACKNOWLEDGMENTS;319
11.10;References;319
12;Author Index;324
13;Subject Index;329