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Stellar Candles for the Extragalactic Distance Scale (Lecture Notes in Physics, 635)

By Danielle Alloin (editor) , Wolfgang Gieren (editor)

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2003
ISBN
3540201289, 9783540201281
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (2188535 bytes)
Edition
2003
Pages
323\317
DPI
300
Time added
2024-07-25 14:09:58

Description

This volume reviews the current status with respect to both theory and observation of the extragalactic distance scale. A sufficient accuracy is required both for a precise determination of the cosmological parameters and also in order to achieve a better understanding of physical processes in extragalactic systems. The "standard candles", used to set up the extragalactic distance scale, reviewed in this book include cepheid variables, RR Lyrae variables, novae, Type Ia and Type II supernovae as well as globular clusters and planetary nebulae.

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