Very low-mass stars and brown dwarfs:

This volume provides a state-of-the-art review of our current knowledge of brown dwarfs and very low-mass stars. The hunt for and study of these elusive objects is currently one of the most dynamic areas of research in astronomy for two reasons. Brown dwarfs bridge the gap between stars and planets....

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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Rebolo, Rafael (HerausgeberIn), Zapatero Osorio, Maria Rosa (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2010
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge contemporary astrophysics
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511564758
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511564758
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511564758
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511564758
Zusammenfassung:This volume provides a state-of-the-art review of our current knowledge of brown dwarfs and very low-mass stars. The hunt for and study of these elusive objects is currently one of the most dynamic areas of research in astronomy for two reasons. Brown dwarfs bridge the gap between stars and planets. They could be as numerous as stars in galaxies and contribute to the 'dark matter' of the Universe. This volume presents review articles from a team of international authorities who gathered at a conference in La Palma to assess the spectacular progress that has been made in this field in the last few years. This volume reviews both the latest observations and theory to provide an essential reference to one of the most exciting fields in contemporary astronomy
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Umfang:1 online resource (viii, 269 pages)
ISBN:9780511564758
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511564758