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Evolution of Massive Stars

A Confrontation between Theory and Observation

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Editors:
  1. D. Vanbeveren

    1. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

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  2. W. Rensbergen

    1. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

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  3. C. Loore

    1. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

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Table of contents (58 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-5
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  2. Massive Stars: Setting the Stage

    1. Massive Stars: Setting the Stage

      • C. de Jager
      Pages 7-19

  3. Number and Distribution of Massive stars

    1. The Massive Star Distribution in the Galaxy and the Magellanic Clouds

      • Karel A. Van Der Hucht
      Pages 21-35

    2. Massive Star Distribution in External Galaxies and Starburst Regions

      • Peter S. Conti
      Pages 37-53

    3. A Dissection of 30 Doradus and a Discussion of Other Magellanic Cloud OB Associations

      • Joel Wm. Parker
      Pages 55-59

    4. Blue and Red Supergiants and the Age Structure of the NGC 330 Region

      • Dominik J. Bomans, Eva K. Grebel
      Pages 61-64

    5. Be Stars in Young Clusters in the Magellanic Clouds

      • Eva K. Grebel, Wm James Roberts, Jean-Marie Will, Klaas S. De Boer
      Pages 65-68

    6. The Population of Massive Stars in R136 from HST/FOC UV Observations

      • Antonella Nota, Guido De Marchi, Claus Leitherer, Roberto Ragazzoni, Cesare Barbieri
      Pages 69-73

    7. Spectral Synthesis of Spectral Populations using Balmer Lines

      • K. Cananzi, R. Augarde, J. Lequeux
      Pages 75-79

    8. The Stellar Content of the Orion OB1 Association

      • A. G. A. Brown
      Pages 81-84

  4. Massive Star Atmospheres and Stellar Winds

    1. Observations of the Atmospheres and Winds of O-stars, LBVs and Wolf-Rayet Stars

      • Paul A. Crowther, Allan J. Willis
      Pages 85-103

    2. Radiation Driven Winds of Hot Stars: Theory of O-Star Atmospheres as a Spectroscopic Tool

      • A. W. A. Pauldrach, A. Feldmeier, J. Puls, R. P. Kudritzki
      Pages 105-125

    3. The Chemical Composition of B-supergiant Atmospheres

      • D. J. Lennon
      Pages 127-135

    4. Intrinsic Parameters of Massive OB Stars

      • A. Herrero
      Pages 137-145

    5. Line Blanketing by Iron Group Elements in Non-LTE Model Atmospheres of Hot Stars

      • Stefan Dreizler, Klaus Werner
      Pages 147-152

    6. A Comparison between Observed and Predicted Mass-Loss Rates and Wind Momentum of O Stars

      • Claus Leitherer, Henny J. G. L. M. Lamers
      Pages 153-161

    7. LTE and NLTE Abundances in A-Supergiants a Test of Their Evolutionary Status

      • Kim A. Venn
      Pages 163-168

    8. A Spectroscopic Analysis of B Stars in the SMC Cluster NGC 330

      • D. J. Lennon, Paolo A. Mazzali, F. Pasian, P. Bonifacio, V. Castellani
      Pages 169-172

    9. Hydrodynamic Atmosphere Models for Hot Luminous Stars II. Method and Improvements Over Unified Models

      • D. Schaerer, W. Schmutz
      Pages 173-177

    10. Hubble Space Telescope Spectroscopy of Massive Hot Stars in the Magellanic Clouds and M31

      • S. M. Haser, D. J. Lennon, R.-P. Kudritzki, J. Puls, N. R. Walborn, L. Bianchi et al.
      Pages 179-182
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About this book

Massive stars occupy an exceptional place in general astrophysics. They trigger many if not all of the important processes in galactic evolution whereas due to their intrinsic brightness, they offer the (only until now) possibility to study the stellar content and stellar behaviour in distant galaxies. The last, say, 25 years, massive stars have been the subject of numerous meetings discussing the influence of massive stars on population synthesis, the number distribution of different types of massive stars, the LBV phenomenon, WR stars, X-ray binaries, stellar winds in massive stars, chemical pecularities in massive stars, supernova explosions of massive stars and the important SN1987A event, the influence of massive stars and chemical evolution of galaxies. It is clear that without a theory of stellar evolution, the study of these topics loses a lot of its significance. Massive star evolution therefore got a chance in these meetings, but rarely as a prime subject. The state of the art, the physical processes and the uncertainties in stellar evolution were barely touched. Even more, the influence of close binaries in all these massive star meetings slowly disappeared the last, say, 13 years without any scientific justification, although a significant fraction of stars occurs in close binaries with periods small enough so that both components will interact during their evolution. Denying the binaries or not discussing their influence on results and conclusions, makes the latter very uncertain or even completely unreliable.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

    D. Vanbeveren, W. Rensbergen, C. Loore

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Evolution of Massive Stars

  • Book Subtitle: A Confrontation between Theory and Observation

  • Editors: D. Vanbeveren, W. Rensbergen, C. Loore

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1080-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1994

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-2799-8Published: 31 March 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4471-4Published: 14 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-1080-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 490

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles

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