Planetary nebulae : proceedings of the 180th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Groningen, The Netherlands, August, 26-30, 1996 / edited by H.J. Habing and H.J.G.L.M. Lamers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Habing, H. J. (Harm Jan), 1937-

Lamers, Henny J. G. L. M., 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Planetary nebulae--Congresses.

Planetary nebulae.

Astrometry--Congresses.

Astrometry.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xxxviii, 507 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [1997]

Summary:

Planetary nebulae present a fascinating range of shapes and morphologies. They are ideal laboratories for the study of different astrophysical processes: atomic physics, radiative transfer, stellar winds, shocks, wind-wind interaction, and the interaction between stellar winds and the interstellar medium. In addition, planetary nebulae provide information about the late stages of stellar evolution.

In the last five years studies of planetary nebulae have progressed very rapidly and new phenomena and insights have been gained. This is partly due to new observations (e.g. from the Hubble Space Telescope, the ISO satellite and new infrared and millimeter spectrographs) and partly to the advancement of hydrodynamic simulations of the structures of planetary nebulae (PN). Many of these new results were reported at IAU Symposium 180 in Groningen, the Netherlands, on August 26-30, 1996. This symposium was dedicated to one of the pioneers of PN research: Smart Pottasch.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0792348923

OCLC:

37955609