Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the University of Central Lancashire, UK
- Presents the first comprehensive review of A stars in three decades
- Demonstrates novel techniques for asteroseismology as applied to the revolutionary Kepler data
- Guides the reader through various classes of peculiar stars with insightful reviews of the literature
- Includes the most detailed investigations ever, of a pulsating Am star and of an SX Phe star
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Book Title: Investigating the A-Type Stars Using Kepler Data
Authors: Simon J. Murphy
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09417-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-09416-8Published: 01 October 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36323-3Published: 10 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-09417-5Published: 20 September 2014
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 204
Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations, 73 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques