Overview

This volume reviews the current status with respect to both theory and observation of the extragalactic distance scale. A sufficient accuracy is required both for a precise determination of the cosmological parameters and also in order to achieve a better understanding of physical processes in extragalactic systems. The ""standard candles"", used to set up the extragalactic distance scale, reviewed in this book include cepheid variables, RR Lyrae variables, novae, Type Ia and Type II supernovae as well as globular clusters and planetary nebulae.

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Author:   Danielle Alloin ,  Wolfgang Gieren
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2003
Volume:   635
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.550kg
ISBN:  

9783642057625

ISBN 10:   3642057624
Pages:   309
Publication Date:   05 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

The HST Key Project on the Extragalactic Distance Scale: A Search for Three Number.- Calibration of the Distance Scale From Cepheids.- Currents Uncertainties in the Use of Cepheids as Distance Indicators.- The Cepheid Calibration of Type Ia Supernovae as Standard Candles.- RR Lyrae Distance Scale: Theory and Observations.- Globular Cluster Distances From RR Lyrae Stars.- Blue Supergiants as a Tool For Extragalactic Distance - Theoretical Concepts.- Blue Supergiants as a Tool for Extragalactic Distances - Empirical Diagnostics.- Supernovae as Cosmological Standard Candles.- Type Ia -Supernovae and Cosmology Models for Type Ia Supernovae and Cosmology.- Novae as Distance Indicators.- Extragalactic Distances from Planetary Nebulae.- Distances to Local Group Galaxies.- The Globular Cluster Luminosity Function: New Progress in Understanding an Old Distance Indicator.

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