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Wolf-Rayet Stars

Binaries, Colliding Winds, Evolution

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  • © 1995

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Editors:
  1. Karel A. Hucht

    1. Space Research Organization Netherlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands

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  2. Peredur M. Williams

    1. Royal Observatories, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union Symposia (IAUS, volume 163)

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Table of contents (122 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-2
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  2. An Historical Introduction

    1. 1971 Revisited; Fossils, Alive and Dead

      • Lindsey F. Smith
      Pages 3-6

  3. Basic parameters, properties of single Wolf-Rayet stars

    1. Basic Parameters and Properties of Wolf-Rayet Stars

      • Karel A. Van Der Hucht
      Pages 7-14

    2. Structure and Evolution of Massive Single Stars and Their Relevance for Close Binary Systems

      • Norbert Langer
      Pages 15-23

    3. Properties of Hot Massive Stars from Studies of Their Ring Nebulae

      • Linda J. Smith
      Pages 24-33

    4. The Interstellar Medium around Wolf-Rayet Stars: Clues to Evolution

      • Joy S. Nichols
      Pages 34-42

    5. Resolution and Evolution of the Core of the Giant HII Region NGC 3603

      • K.-H. Hofmann, G. Weigelt, W. Seggewiss
      Pages 43-47

    6. Poster Summaries

      1. Philosophy of Classification for WN Stars
        • Lindsey F. Smith, Michael M. Shara, Anthony F. J. Moffat
        Pages 48-49
      2. Ultraviolet Classification of Wolf-Rayet Stars
        • Krzysztof Rochowicz
        Pages 50-51
      3. A Search for Spectral Variability in WR1
        • A. Niedzielski
        Pages 52-53
      4. Line-Profile Variability of EZ CMa
        • L. Georgiev, M. M. Ivanov
        Pages 54-55
      5. The Absence of a Short Period in the WN5 Star EZ Canis Majoris
        • Igor I. Antokhin, Jean-François Bertrand, Robert Lamontagne, Anthony F. J. Moffat
        Pages 56-57
      6. Periodic Variations in the <i>IUE</i> Data of HD 50896
        • C. Lloyd, D. J. Stickland
        Pages 58-59
      7. Wavelet Analysis of Variable Wolf-Rayet Emission Lines
        • Sébastien Lépine
        Pages 60-61
      8. 3.5 Hour Periodic Variability of WR66 (HD 134877, WN8): The First Example of Non-Radial Pulsations Among Wolf-Rayet Stars?
        • Igor I. Antokhin, Jean-François Bertrand, Robert Lamontagne, Anthony F. J. Moffat
        Pages 62-63
      9. Pulsations of Wolf-Rayet Stars: Observational Results for Five WR Stars
        • P. Bratschi
        Pages 64-65
      10. Multiwavelength Study of the WO Star Sand 2
        • L. Norci, V. F. Polcaro, C. Rossi, R. Viotti
        Pages 66-67
      11. The WO Stars and Their Environment
        • V. F. Polcaro, R. Viotti, C. Rossi, L. Norci
        Pages 68-69
      12. Ring Nebulae Around Moving Wolf-Rayet Stars
        • F. Brighenti, A. D’Ercole
        Pages 70-71
      13. The Imprint of Massive Stellar Evolution on Circumstellar Gas
        • Guillermo García-Segura, Mordecai-Mark Mac Low, Norbert Langer
        Pages 72-73
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About this book

In this IAU Symposium on Wolf--Rayet stars, binary aspects received ample attention, notably because of the recognition that many observations of spectral and photometric variability at all accessible wavelengths are related to colliding winds or other forms of wind interaction.
The basic structure of the conference and its proceedings is basic parameters and general properties of WR stars; state of the art model atmospheres for WR stars, anisotropic mass loss and disk formation of WR stars, properties of WR binaries; influence of stellar winds on mass transfer in hot massive binary evolution; dust formation near WR stars and other circumstellar phenomena; and hydrodynamics and high-energy physics of colliding winds in WR+O binaries and of WR winds interacting with compact objects. Within this framework 20 invited reviews, 38 invited oral contributions, and 76 poster papers were presented at the Symposium, entertaining 111 astronomers from 24 countries. These proceedings provide up-to-date information on all aspects of Wolf--Rayet atmospheres, binaries, and colliding winds.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Space Research Organization Netherlands, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Karel A. Hucht

  • Royal Observatories, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

    Peredur M. Williams

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Wolf-Rayet Stars

  • Book Subtitle: Binaries, Colliding Winds, Evolution

  • Editors: Karel A. Hucht, Peredur M. Williams

  • Series Title: International Astronomical Union Symposia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0205-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3183-4Published: 31 January 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3184-1Published: 31 January 1995

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-0205-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1743-9213

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-2186

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 580

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

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