LEADER 05707nam 2200745 a 450 001 9910823042703321 005 20240912145902.0 010 $a1-119-97980-3 010 $a1-283-20454-1 010 $a9786613204547 010 $a1-118-30307-5 010 $a1-119-97817-3 010 $a1-119-97818-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000000042688 035 $a(EBL)693216 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000662921 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12249607 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000662921 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10722708 035 $a(PQKB)10699381 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000612126 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12229691 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000612126 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10670682 035 $a(PQKB)11672098 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL693216 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10490620 035 $a(PPN)163432902 035 $a(OCoLC)757511785 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC693216 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4041469 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000042688 100 $a20110524d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 13$aAn introduction to distance measurement in astronomy /$fRichard de Grijs 210 $aChichester, West Sussex ;$aHoboken, N.J. $cJohn Wiley & Sons$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (327 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-470-51180-X 311 $a0-470-51179-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""2.1.3 Secular and Statistical Parallaxes: Moving Groups Method""""2.2 Dynamical Parallax""; ""2.2.1 Massa???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 Hertzsprunga???Russell Diagram""; ""3.1.2 From Two to Multiple Stellar Populations""; ""3.2 Open and Globular Cluster Hertzsprunga???Russell Diagrams""; ""3.2.1 Main-Sequence and Subdwarf Fitting"" 327 $a""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 Perioda???Density Relations""; ""3.5.1 The Baadea???Wesselink Method""; ""3.5.2 Classical Cepheid Variables""; ""3.5.3 Mira Variables""; ""3.5.4 W Virginis and Other a???Population IIa??? Cepheids""; ""3.5.5 RR Lyrae Stars""; ""3.5.6 Dwarf and Anomalous Cepheids""; ""3.6 Novae as Standard Candles"" 327 $a""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 a???Classicala??? 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"" 327 $a""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 Tullya???Fisher Relation""; ""4.5.1 Wavelength Dependence""; ""4.5.2 The Scatter in the Tullya???Fisher Relation""; ""4.6 Distance Indicators Specific to Elliptical Galaxies""; ""4.7 The Coloura???Magnitude Relation""; ""4.8 HII Regions as Distance Indicators?""; ""Bibliography""; ""5 From Nearby Galaxy Clusters to Cosmological Distances""; ""5.1 Cosmological Redshifts"" 327 $a""5.1.1 Determination of the Current Expansion Rate of the Universe"" 330 $aDistance 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, dis 606 $aCosmological distances$xMeasurement 606 $aAstronomy$xMethodology 615 0$aCosmological distances$xMeasurement. 615 0$aAstronomy$xMethodology. 676 $a522/.87 700 $aDe Grijs$b Richard$f1969-$0962222 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823042703321 996 $aAn introduction to distance measurement in astronomy$94041789 997 $aUNINA