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Dynamics of Close Binary Systems

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  • © 1978

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Authors:
  1. Zdeněk Kopal

    1. University of Manchester, UK

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Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 68)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Binary Stars in the Sky

    • Zdeněk Kopal
    Pages 1-17

  3. Figures of Equilibrium

    • Zdeněk Kopal
    Pages 18-79

  4. Dynamical Tides

    • Zdeněk Kopal
    Pages 80-137

  5. Generalized Rotation

    • Zdeněk Kopal
    Pages 138-200

  6. Dynamics of Close Binaries

    • Zdeněk Kopal
    Pages 201-311

  7. The Roche Model

    • Zdeněk Kopal
    Pages 312-360

  8. Stability of the Components of Close Binary Systems

    • Zdeněk Kopal
    Pages 361-389

  9. Origin and Evolution of Binary Systems

    • Zdeněk Kopal
    Pages 390-490

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 491-513
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About this book

The aim of the present book will be to provide a comprehensive account of our present knowledge of the theory of dynamical phenomena exhibited by elose binary systems; and on the basis of such phenomena as have been attested by available observations to outline probable evolutionary trends of such systems in the course of time. The evolution of the stars - motivated by nuelear as weIl as gravitation al energy sources - constitutes nowadays a well-established branch of stellar astronomy. No theo­ ries of such an evolution are as yet sufficently specific - let alone infallible - not to require continual tests by a confrontation of their consequences with the observed prop­ erties of actual stars at different stages of their evolution. The discriminating power of such tests depends, of course, on the range of information offered by the test objects. Single stars which move alone in space are now known to represent only a minority of objects constituting our Galaxy (cf. Chapter 1-2); and are, moreover, not very revealing of their basic physical characteristics - such as their masses or absolute dimensions. If there were no binary systems in the sky, the only star whose vital statistics would be fully known to us would be our Sun.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Manchester, UK

    Zdeněk Kopal

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Dynamics of Close Binary Systems

  • Authors: Zdeněk Kopal

  • Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9780-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1978

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0820-5Due: 31 August 1978

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-9782-0Published: 12 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-9780-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0067-0057

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 513

  • Topics: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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