{"product_id":"9789401088961","title":"Astrophysics and Space Science Library: Proceedings of a Conference held at the University of California at Los Angeles, U.S.A., June 20–21, 1984","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAstrophysics and Space Science Library: Proceedings of a Conference held at the University of California at Los Angeles, U.S.A., June 20–21, 1984\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMorris, Mark; Zuckerman, Arie J.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eRed giant and supergiant stars have long been favorites of professional 6 and amateur astronomers. These enormous stars emit up to 10 times more energy than the Sun and, so, are easy to study. Some of them, specifically the pulsating long-period variables, significantly change their size, brightness, and color within about a year, a time scale of interest to a single human being. Some aspects of the study of red giant stars are similar to the study of pre-main-sequence stars. For example, optical astronomy gives us a tantalizing glimpse of star forming regions but to really investi­ gate young stars and protostars requires infrared and radio astronomy. The same is true of post-main-sequence stars that are losing mass. Optical astronomers can measure the atomic component of winds from red giant stars that are undergoing mass loss at modest rates 6 (M $ 10- M9\/yr.). But to see dust grains and molecules properly, 5 especially in stars with truly large mass loss rates, ~ 10- M9\/yr, one requires IR and radio astronomy. As this stage of copious mass loss only lasts for ~105 years one might be tempted to ask, \"who cares?\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-10-02\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789401088961\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-009-5428-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 320\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44422182502540,"sku":"9789401088961","price":197.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789401088961.jpg?v=1776428422","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789401088961","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}