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Star Clusters

Saas-Fee Advanced Course 28. Lecture Notes 1998 Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy

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Authors:
  1. Bruce W. Carney

    1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

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  2. William E. Harris

    1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

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Editors:
  1. Lukas Labhardt

    1. Astronomisches Institut, Universität Basel, Binningen, Switzerland

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  2. Bruno Binggeli

    1. Astronomisches Institut, Universität Basel, Binningen, Switzerland

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  • This book is very well suited as a textbook in astrophysics
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Saas-Fee Advanced Course (SAASFEE, volume 28)

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Table of contents (2 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Stellar Evolution in Globular Clusters

    • Bruce W. Carney
    Pages 1-222

  3. Globular Cluster Systems

    • William E. Harris
    Pages 223-408

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 409-417
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About this book

Star clusters are at the heart of astronomy, being key objects for our understanding of stellar evolution and galactic structure. Observations with the Hubble Space Telescope and other modern equipment have revealed fascinating new facts about these galactic building blocks. This book provides two comprehensive and up-to-date, pedagogically designed reviews on star clusters by two well-known experts in the field. Bruce Carney presents our current knowledge of the relative and absolute ages of globular clusters and the chemical history of our Galaxy. Bill Harris addresses globular clusters in external galaxies and their use as tracers of galaxy formation and cosmic distance indicators. The book is written for graduate students as well as professionals in astronomy and astrophysics.

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"I found the book excellent not only as a state-of-the-art summary but also as one presenting new ideas and concepts. It should therefore be suitable for new and experienced researchers alike."
The Observatory, 2001

"Together, the lectures present a great deal of information on globular clusters which is supported by precise technical detail, all the basic relevant formulae, statistical information on the available data and a wealth of references. The book is sure to become a basic reference source for scholars in this field for years to come."
Nature, 2001

Authors, Editors and Affiliations

  • Astronomisches Institut, Universität Basel, Binningen, Switzerland

    Lukas Labhardt, Bruno Binggeli

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA

    Bruce W. Carney

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

    William E. Harris

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Star Clusters

  • Book Subtitle: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 28. Lecture Notes 1998 Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy

  • Authors: Bruce W. Carney, William E. Harris

  • Editors: Lukas Labhardt, Bruno Binggeli

  • Series Title: Saas-Fee Advanced Course

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31634-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-67646-1Published: 12 December 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08715-8Published: 05 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-31634-3Published: 18 April 2006

  • Series ISSN: 1861-7980

  • Series E-ISSN: 1861-8227

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 418

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

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