Cool Stars in the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
Abstract
As the opening review to the focus meeting ``Stellar Behemoths: Red Supergiants across the Local Universe'', I here provide a brief introduction to red supergiants, setting the stage for subsequent contributions. I highlight some recent activity in the field, and identify areas of progress, areas where progress is needed, and how such progress might be achieved.
- Publication:
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IAU Focus Meeting
- Pub Date:
- 2016
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921316005925
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1511.06543
- Bibcode:
- 2016IAUFM..29B.475V
- Keywords:
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- binaries: close;
- stars: evolution;
- Hertzsprung-Russell diagram;
- stars: late-type;
- stars: mass loss;
- stars: rotation;
- supergiants;
- supernovae: general;
- stars: winds;
- outflows;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- To appear in Astronomy in Focus, Volume 1. With thanks to Ben Davies for having organised such a very good meeting at the IAU General Assembly