New Light on Dark Stars : Red Dwarfs, Low-Mass Stars, Brown Dwarfs
by I. Neill Reid, Suzanne L. Hawley
Springer-Praxis Books in Astrophysics and Astronomy
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There has been very considerable progress in research into low-mass stars, brown dwarfs and extrasolar planets during the past few years, particularly since the fist edition of this book was published in 2000. In this new edition the authors present a comprehensive review of both the astrophysical nature of individual red dwarf and brown dwarf stars and their collective statistical properties as an important Galactic stellar population. Chapters dealing with the observational properties of show more low-mass dwarfs, the stellar mass function and extrasolar planets have been completely revised. Other chapters have been significantly revised and updated as appropriate, including important new material on observational techniques, stellar activity, the Galactic halo and field star surveys. The authors detail the many discoveries of new brown dwarfs and extrasolar planets made since publication of the first edition of the book and provide a state-of-the-art review of our current knowledge of very low-mass stars, brown dwarfs and extrasolar planets, including both the latest observational results and theoretical work. show lessTags
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- New Light on Dark Stars : Red Dwarfs, Low-Mass Stars, Brown Dwarfs
- Original title
- New Light on Dark Stars : Red Dwarfs, Low-Mass Stars, Brown Dwarfs
- Original publication date
- 2000
- Dedication
- In memory of Iain D. Reid and Elizabeth N. Reid.
[from Second edition, 2005] - First words
- M dwarf stars rank among the least spectacular constituents of the local stellar population, yet they represent almost half of the total mass locked up in stars within the Milky Way galaxy.
[from Second edition, 2005] - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Many important questions remain to be settled concerning the actual formation process, but the overall implication is that planetary systems are not uncommon in the Galactic Disk.
[from Second edition, 2005] - Original language
- English
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