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White Dwarfs

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  • © 1971

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Editors:
  1. W. J. Luyten

    1. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

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Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (IAUS, volume 42)

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. The White Dwarfs

    • W. J. Luyten
    Pages 1-7

  3. Red Subluminous Stars

    • O. J. Eggen
    Pages 8-17

  4. Parallaxes of White Dwarfs

    • K. Aa. Strand
    Pages 18-20

  5. Trigonometrical Parallaxes of LB 3303 and LB 3459

    • J. Churms, A. D. Thackeray
    Pages 21-23

  6. The Identification of White Dwarf Suspects in the Lowell Proper Motion Program

    • H. L. Giclas
    Pages 24-31

  7. An Astrometric Study of Van Maanen’s Star

    • P. Van De Kamp
    Pages 32-34

  8. The White Dwarfs in the Catalogue of Nearby Stars of 1969

    • W. Gliese
    Pages 35-40

  9. High Frequency Stellar Oscillations

    • J. E. Hesser, B. M. Lasker
    Pages 41-45

  10. New Spectroscopic Results on Subluminous Stars, V

    • J. L. Greenstein
    Pages 46-60

  11. Objective Prism Surveys for New White Dwarfs

    • C. B. Stephenson
    Pages 61-66

  12. Effective Temperatures of White Dwarfs

    • J. B. Oke, H. L. Shipman
    Pages 67-76

  13. The Nuclei of Planetary Nebulae as Progenitors of White Dwarfs

    • C. R. O’Dell
    Pages 77-78

  14. The Polarization of Radiation from White Dwarfs

    • J. R. P. Angel, J. D. Landstreet
    Pages 79-80

  15. White Dwarf Atmospheres

    • V. Weidemann
    Pages 81-96

  16. Cooling of White Dwarfs

    • H. M. Van Horn
    Pages 97-115

  17. The Line Spectra of White Dwarfs

    • P. A. Strittmatter, D. T. Wickramasinghe
    Pages 116-123

  18. On the Origin of White Dwarfs

    • B. PaczyÅ„ski
    Pages 124-124

  19. Model Atmospheres for Hydrogen-Deficient White Dwarfs

    • I. Bues
    Pages 125-129

  20. Convection Zones and Coronae of White Dwarfs

    • K. H. Böhm, J. Cassinelli
    Pages 130-135
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About this book

When the Executive Committee of the International Astronomical Union asked me, in 1968, to organize a Symposium on White Dwarfs it became evident that members of at least four Commissions of the IAU should participate, and that the most oppor­ tune place, and time to hold such a Symposium would be somewhere in the British Isles and just preceding the Fourteenth General Assembly at Brighton in August, 1970. After a preliminary correspondence with Dr. D. W. N. Stibbs it was decided to accept his invitation to hold the Symposium at St. Andrews University, Scotland, while the dates 11-13 August 1970 were selected. I am sure I speak for all the partici­ pants of the Symposium when I express our deep gratitude to Dr. Stibbs for the admirable way in which he planned and organized this meeting down to the smallest details - the success of the conference is due in no small measure to his continuous and painstaking efforts. An organizing committee was formed, consisting of O. J. Eggen (Photometry), J. L. Greenstein (Spectroscopy), A. G. Masevitch (Stellar Interiors), V. Weidemann (Stellar Atmospheres), D. W. N. Stibbs (local chairman), with myself (Proper Motions and Parallaxes) as overall chairman.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

    W. J. Luyten

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: White Dwarfs

  • Editors: W. J. Luyten

  • Series Title: International Astronomical Union Symposia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3081-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: International Astronomical Union 1971

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0180-0Due: 30 June 1971

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-3083-0Published: 19 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-3081-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1743-9213

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-2186

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 164

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

  • Industry Sectors: Aerospace, Electronics

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