Here is a state-of-the-art review of our current knowledge of brown dwarfs and very low-mass stars. The hunt for, and study of, these elusive objects is currently one of the most dynamic areas of research in astronomy. This volume presents review articles from a team of international authorities who assess the spectacular progress in this field in the past few years. The contributed chapters review both the latest observations and theories, making this an essential reference to one of the most exciting fields in contemporary astronomy.
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'A book for the professional astronomer and those with a serious interest in star formation and evolution. Recommended.' Richard Taylor, Spaceflight '... a state-of-the-art review of our current knowledge of brown dwarfs and very low-mass stars.' Europe & Astronomy
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This volume provides a state-of-the-art review of our current knowledge of brown dwarfs and very low-mass stars. The hunt for and study of these elusive objects is currently one of the most dynamic areas of research in astronomy for two reasons. Brown dwarfs bridge the gap between stars and planets, and they may constitute an important part of the 'dark matter' of the Universe. This volume presents review articles from a team of international authorities who gathered at a conference in La Palma to assess the spectacular progress that has been made in this field in the last few years.
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The distances of the Hyades and other nearby open clusters are fundamental values to fix the zero point of the distance scale and absolute magnitude calibrations. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
substellar limit, substellar mass limit, substellar nature, brown dwarf candidates, substellar boundary, field brown dwarfs, lithium test, low mass members, nearby open clusters, new spectral class, galactic scale height, other young clusters, very low mass stars, convective stars, alkali lines, cool dwarfs, astrometric errors, additional opacity, lithium observations, low mass stellar, young brown dwarfs, parallax programs, effective temperature scale, overshoot layer, proper motion surveys Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Zapatero Osorio, Cambridge Workshop, Kitt Peak, San Francisco, Stellar Surface Structure, Orion's Belt, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, I-band Schmidt, Monte Carlo, Tsuji's C-type, University of California, Cambridge University Press, Lecture Notes, Piazza del Parlamento, Space Telescope Science Institute, Stony Brook New!
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The distances of the Hyades and other nearby open clusters are fundamental values to fix the zero point of the distance scale and absolute magnitude calibrations. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
substellar limit, substellar mass limit, substellar nature, brown dwarf candidates, substellar boundary, field brown dwarfs, lithium test, low mass members, nearby open clusters, new spectral class, galactic scale height, other young clusters, very low mass stars, convective stars, alkali lines, cool dwarfs, astrometric errors, additional opacity, lithium observations, low mass stellar, young brown dwarfs, parallax programs, effective temperature scale, overshoot layer, proper motion surveys Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Zapatero Osorio, Cambridge Workshop, Kitt Peak, San Francisco, Stellar Surface Structure, Orion's Belt, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, I-band Schmidt, Monte Carlo, Tsuji's C-type, University of California, Cambridge University Press, Lecture Notes, Piazza del Parlamento, Space Telescope Science Institute, Stony Brook New!
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- Stellar Surface Structure (International Astronomical Union Symposia) by Klaus G. Strassmeier on page 216, page 227, and page 228
- Globular Clusters (Cambridge Contemporary Astrophysics) by C. Martinez Roger in Front Matter, page 75, and page 79
- Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics (Cambridge Contemporary Astrophysics) by Jorge G. Hirsch in Front Matter
- Numerical Recipes: The Art of Scientific Computing by William H. Press on page 228
- Relativistic Astrophysics (Cambridge Contemporary Astrophysics) by Bernard J. T. Jones in Front Matter
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