White Dwarfs in the Solar Neighborhood

White Dwarfs in the Solar Neighborhood

The study of white dwarfs (WDs) provides insight into understanding WD formation rates, evolution, and space density. Individually, nearby WDs are excellent candidates for astrometric planetary searches because the astrometric signature is greater than for an identical, more distant WD system. As...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Subasavage, Jr., John P.
Format: Others
Published: Digital Archive @ GSU 2007
Subjects:
Procyon
Sirius
trigonometric parallax
40 Eridani
spectroscopy
photometry
astrometry
stellar structure
double degenerate
white dwarfs
nearby stars
proper motion
Astrophysics and Astronomy
Physics
Online Access:http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/phy_astr_diss/15
http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=phy_astr_diss

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http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/phy_astr_diss/15
http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=phy_astr_diss

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