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Record Nr.

UNISA996466689203316

Titolo

Supernovae as Distance Indicators [[electronic resource] ] : Proceedings of a Workshop held at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. September 27–28, 1984 / / edited by Norbert Bartel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1985

ISBN

3-540-39326-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 1985.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VI, 229 p. 12 illus.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 224

Disciplina

520

Soggetti

Observations, Astronomical

Astronomy—Observations

Astrophysics

Solid state physics

Spectroscopy

Microscopy

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Astrophysics and Astroparticles

Solid State Physics

Spectroscopy and Microscopy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Current problems of determining distances to galaxies -- Multifrequency observations of recent supernovae -- Supernova observations at McDonald observatory -- Spectropolarimetry of supernovae -- Radio emission from a type I supernova -- Radio emission from type II supernovae -- Radio observations of historical, extragalactic supernovae -- Discovery of an entire population of radio supernova candidates in the nucleus of messier 82 -- Detecting supernova remnants in external galaxies -- Diameter determinations of radio supernovae and the distance scale -- Supernove interaction with a circumstellar wind and the distance to SN 1979c -- Model and geometry dependence of radio distance determinations of extragalactic supernovae -- Optical supernovae and the hubble constant -- Type I



supernovae as standard candles -- Radius and absolute magnitude of a Cepheid variable -- Astrophysical distances to type II supernovae -- Model atmospheres for type I supernovae -- Accuracy of model parameters from spectroscopic fine analyses of supernovae -- Physical models for type I supernovae and the distance scale -- A preliminary discussion of Hose-Einstein diffusion in supernovae -- Supernovae up close.