05707nam 2200745 a 450 991082304270332120240912145902.01-119-97980-31-283-20454-197866132045471-118-30307-51-119-97817-31-119-97818-1(CKB)2550000000042688(EBL)693216(SSID)ssj0000662921(PQKBManifestationID)12249607(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000662921(PQKBWorkID)10722708(PQKB)10699381(SSID)ssj0000612126(PQKBManifestationID)12229691(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000612126(PQKBWorkID)10670682(PQKB)11672098(Au-PeEL)EBL693216(CaPaEBR)ebr10490620(PPN)163432902(OCoLC)757511785(MiAaPQ)EBC693216(MiAaPQ)EBC4041469(EXLCZ)99255000000004268820110524d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAn introduction to distance measurement in astronomy /Richard de GrijsChichester, West Sussex ;Hoboken, N.J. John Wiley & Sons20111 online resource (327 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-470-51180-X 0-470-51179-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.""An Introduction to Distance Measurement in Astronomy""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 The Importance of Astrophysical Distance Measurements""; ""1.1 The Distance to the Galactic Centre""; ""1.1.1 Early Determinations of R0""; ""1.1.2 Modern Results""; ""1.2 The Distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud""; ""1.3 Benchmarks Beyond the Magellanic Clouds: the 3D Universe on Large(r) Scales""; ""Bibliography""; ""2 The Solar Neighbourhood""; ""2.1 Geometric Parallax Measurements""; ""2.1.1 Trigonometric Parallax""; ""2.1.2 Astrometric Advances: Space-Based Missions and Interferometry""""2.1.3 Secular and Statistical Parallaxes: Moving Groups Method""""2.2 Dynamical Parallax""; ""2.2.1 Mass�Luminosity Relations""; ""2.3 Spectroscopic and Photometric Parallaxes""; ""Bibliography""; ""3 From the Milky Way to the Local Group""; ""3.1 Basic Stellar Physics as the Key to Understanding Distance Measurements to Local Group Galaxies""; ""3.1.1 Stellar Evolution Through the Hertzsprung�Russell Diagram""; ""3.1.2 From Two to Multiple Stellar Populations""; ""3.2 Open and Globular Cluster Hertzsprung�Russell Diagrams""; ""3.2.1 Main-Sequence and Subdwarf Fitting""""3.2.2 Red Clump Stars""""3.2.3 The (Zero-Age) Horizontal Branch Level""; ""3.3 Giants and Supergiants as Standard Candles""; ""3.3.1 The Tip of the Red Giant Branch""; ""3.3.2 The Red Giant Branch Bump""; ""3.3.3 Supergiants as Standard Candles""; ""3.4 White Dwarf Sequences""; ""3.5 Period�Density Relations""; ""3.5.1 The Baade�Wesselink Method""; ""3.5.2 Classical Cepheid Variables""; ""3.5.3 Mira Variables""; ""3.5.4 W Virginis and Other �Population II� Cepheids""; ""3.5.5 RR Lyrae Stars""; ""3.5.6 Dwarf and Anomalous Cepheids""; ""3.6 Novae as Standard Candles""""3.7 Geometric Methods""""3.7.1 Planetary Nebula Expansion Parallaxes""; ""3.7.2 Supernova Light Echoes""; ""3.7.3 Eclipsing Binary Stars""; ""3.7.4 Maser-Based Distance Determinations""; ""3.8 Pulsars: Distance Measurements Outside the �Classical� Wavelength Range""; ""Bibliography""; ""4 Reaching Virgo Cluster Distances and Beyond""; ""4.1 The Hubble Space Telescope Key Project""; ""4.2 Surface Brightness Fluctuations""; ""4.3 The Globular Cluster Luminosity Function""; ""4.3.1 Elliptical Versus Spiral Galaxy GCLFs""; ""4.3.2 The Stellar Population Mix""""4.3.3 GCLF and GCMF Universality Through Dynamical Evolution""""4.4 The Planetary Nebulae Luminosity Function""; ""4.4.1 Applicability""; ""4.4.2 Physical Basis""; ""4.5 The Tully�Fisher Relation""; ""4.5.1 Wavelength Dependence""; ""4.5.2 The Scatter in the Tully�Fisher Relation""; ""4.6 Distance Indicators Specific to Elliptical Galaxies""; ""4.7 The Colour�Magnitude Relation""; ""4.8 HII Regions as Distance Indicators?""; ""Bibliography""; ""5 From Nearby Galaxy Clusters to Cosmological Distances""; ""5.1 Cosmological Redshifts""""5.1.1 Determination of the Current Expansion Rate of the Universe""Distance determination is an essential technique in astronomy, and is briefly covered in most textbooks on astrophysics and cosmology. It is rarely covered as a coherent topic in its own right. When it is discussed the approach is frequently very dry, splitting the teaching into, for example, stars, galaxies and cosmologies, and as a consequence, books lack depth and are rarely comprehensive. Adopting a unique and engaging approach to the subject An Introduction to distance Measurement in Astronomy will take the reader on a journey from the solar neighbourhood to the edge of the Universe, disCosmological distancesMeasurementAstronomyMethodologyCosmological distancesMeasurement.AstronomyMethodology.522/.87De Grijs Richard1969-962222MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823042703321An introduction to distance measurement in astronomy4041789UNINA