Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars
This book deals with stars during a short episode before they undergo a ma jor, and fatal, transition. Soon the star will stop releasing nudear energy, it will become a planetary nebula for abrief but poetic moment, and then it will turn into a white dwa
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ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS LIBRARY
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I. Appenzeller, Heidelberg, Gerrnany G. Börner, Garehing, Gerrnany M.A. Dopita, Canberra, ACT, Australia M. Harwit, Washington, DC, USA R. Kippenhahn, Göttingen, Gerrnany J. Lequeux, Paris, France A. Maeder, Sauverny, Switzerland P.A. Strittmatter, Tueson, AZ, USA V. Trimble, College Park, MD, and Irvine, CA, USA
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ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS LIBRARY
Series Editors:
I. Appenzeller • G. Bömer • M.A Dopita • M. Harwit • R. Kippenhahn • J. Lequeux • A Maeder • P.A Strittmatter • V. Trimble The Design and Construction of Large Optical Telescopes By P.Y. Bely Stellar Physics (2 volumes) Volume 1: Fundamental Concepts and Stellar Equilibrium Volume 2: Stellar Evolution and Stability By G.S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan Theory of Orbits (2 volumes) Volume 1: Integrable Systems and Non-perturbative Methods Volume 2: Perturbative and Geometrical Methods By D. Boccaletti and G. Pucacco Galaxies and Cosmology By F. Combes, P. Boisse, A Mazure, and A Blanchard The Solar System 2nd Edition By T. Encrenaz and J.-P. Bibring Physics of Planetary Rings Celestial Mechanies of Continuous Media By AM. Fridman and N.N. Gorkavyi Compact Stars Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, and General Relativity 2nd Edition By N.K. Glendenning The Physics and Dynamics of Planetary Nebulae By G.A. Gurzadyan Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars Editors: Harm J. Habing and Hans Olofsson Stellar Interiors Physical Principles, Structure, and Evolution By C.J. Hansen and S.D. Kawaler Astrophysical Concepts 3rd Edition By M. Harwit Physics and Chemistry of Comets Editor: W.F. Huebner Stellar Structure and Evolution By R. Kippenhahn and A Weigert
Continued after Index
Harm J. Habing Hans Olofsson Editors
Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars With 176 Illustrations
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Harm J. Habing, Leiden Observatory, University of Leiden, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands. Email: [email protected] Hans Olofsson, Stockholm Observatory, Stockholm University, Alba Nova, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden. Email: [email protected] Series Editors Immo Appenzeller
Gerhard Bomer
Michael A. Dopita
Landessternwarte, Konigstuhl D-6911 7 Heidelberg Gennany
MPI fUr Physik und Astrophysik Institut flir Astrophysik Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 1 0-85748 Garching Gennany
The Australian National University Institute of Advanced Studies Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics Cotter Road, Weston Creek Mount Stromlo Observatory Canberra. ACT 2611 Australia
Martin Harwit
Rudolf Kippenhahn
James Lequeux
Department of Astronomy Space Sciences Building Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-6801 USA
Rautenbreite 2 D-37077 Gottingen Gennany
Observatoire de Paris 61, A venue de I' Observatoire 75014 Paris France
Andre Maeder
Peter A. Strittmatter
Virginia Trimble
Observatoire de Geneve CH-1290 Sauverny Switzerland
Steward Observatory The University of Arizona Tuscon, AZ 85721 USA
Astronomy Program University of Maryland College Park. MD 20742 and Department of Physics University of Cali
