The brightest stars
Abstract
Luminous stars of the upper part of the Hertzsprung Russell diagram are examined. The evolutionary relation between bright stars is discussed and emphasis is placed on the unity of the stars, notwithstanding the seeming diversity. The study deals with stars brighter than about 1000 solar luminosity and the structure of very tenuous stellar atmospheres is investigated. Stellar observations with high-resolution ultraviolet stellar spectroscopy are reported for features of near-instable stars such as stellar chromospheres, coronas, and extended shells.
- Publication:
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Geophysics and Astrophysics Monographs
- Pub Date:
- 1980
- Bibcode:
- 1980GAM....19.....D
- Keywords:
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- Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram;
- Stellar Evolution;
- Stellar Luminosity;
- Stellar Spectra;
- Chromosphere;
- Early Stars;
- Novae;
- Protostars;
- Stellar Atmospheres;
- Stellar Coronas;
- Stellar Mass Ejection;
- Stellar Winds;
- Supergiant Stars;
- Supermassive Stars;
- HIGH LUMINOSITY STARS