Hot Stars in the Galactic Halo: Proceedings of a Meeting, Held at Union College, Schenectady, New York November 4-6, 1993 in Honor of the 65th Birthda

The stars that comprise a halo around our Galaxy are intriguing; they have abundances of elements that suggest they are old. The properties of these hot stars and similar stars in other galaxies challenge the current, well-established theory of stellar evolution in many ways. In this book, experts contribute up-to-date and comprehensive reviews of the major topics in the field. They study the collective properties of these stars that provide important...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521460875
• ISBN13: 9780521460873
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.1" x 10.0"