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White Dwarfs: Cosmological and Galactic Probes: (332 Astrophysics and Space Science Library)

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In the past few years, general astronomical interest has concentrated on s- eral objects and phenomena where white dwarf stars play a key role. T Type Ia supernovae have been used as evidence to show that, in fact, Einstein did not make his greatest blunder when heallowedfor the possibility of a c- mological constant. Improvements in our knowledge of the Hubble parameter have revived interest in the use of white dwarf stars as a different typeofc- mochronometer to measuretheage of the Galaxy andthus set constraints on the age of the Universe. In roughly the same time period, there have been considerable advances in our understanding of white dwarf stars, both as i- lated stars in the ?eld and as members ofinteracting binary systems. Much of thisadvance has come from theavailabilityof spacecraftobservations from missions like HST T T, IU UE, ROSAT T, EXOSAT T, Chandra, ORFEUS, EUVE, HUT T T, and FUSE. The discovery of thousandsof new white dwarfs from a number oflarge surveys and thepotential of theSloan Digital SkySurvey have added impetus to the ?eld. Studies ofinteracting binaries such as classical novae, supersoft X-ray bi- ries, symbiotic variables, dwarf novae and nova-like objects have revealed the diff ferences between thethermal evolution of singleand close binary systems aswell as heightenedinterest in these systems as progenitors of the cosmol- ically important Type I supernovae. A more speculative question is whether classical novae can beunderstood well enough that theymight provide another kind of standard candle.

Table of Contents:
Halo White Dwarfs and Galactic Structure.- Old Ultracool White Dwarfs as Cosmological Probes.- Number Counts of White Dwarfs: The Impact of GAIA.- Influence of Metallicity in the Determination of the Age of Halo White Dwarfs.- Cool Halo White Dwarfs from GSCII.- Dark Halo Baryons not in Ancient White Dwarfs?.- The White Dwarf Population in the 2QZ and Sloan Surveys.- White Dwarfs and Cataclysmic Variables in the FBS.- Spectroscopic and Photometric Observations of White Dwarfs in Globular Clusters.- The Core/Envelope Symmetry in Pulsating White Dwarf Stars.- A Search for Variability in Cool White Dwarf Stars.- Study of the Galactic Bulge Using New Planetary Nebulae Discovered on the AAO/UKST H? Survey.- Type Ia Supernovae.- Type Ia Supernovae and Cosmology.- The Progenitors of Type Ia Supernovae.- Surveys for Double Degenerate Progenitors of Supernovae Type Ia.- Population Synthesis for Progenitors of Type Ia Supernovae.- How Far Can We Trust Type Ia Supernovae as Standard Candles?.- Kirshner on White Dwarfs, Supernovae, and Cosmology.- Cataclysmic Variables and White Dwarf Accretion.- Accretion in Cataclysmic Variable Stars.- White Dwarfs in Cataclysmic Variables: Probes of Accretion History.- Intermediate Polars in Low States.- Chemical Abundances of White Dwarfs in Cataclysmic Variables.- AM CVn Stars in the UCT CCD CV Survey.- Photometric Observations of Cataclysmic Variables with the 1.5-m Telescope at the TÜBITAK National Observatory (TUG): V2275 Cyg, RW UMi, PX And and FO Per.- The Possible Identification of Two Hibernating Novae.- Evidence for Large Superhumps in TX Col and V4742 Sgr.- Concluding Remarks.- Understanding the Ultimate Fate of the Universe.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9789048169320
  • Publisher: Springer
  • Publisher Imprint: Springer
  • Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Width: 160 mm
  • ISBN-10: 9048169321
  • Publisher Date: 22 Oct 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 240 mm
  • No of Pages: 268
  • Series Title: 332 Astrophysics and Space Science Library
  • Weight: 394 gr


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