Eclipsing Binary Stars: Modeling and Analysis

• Main Authors: Kallrath, Josef. (Author), Milone, Eugene F. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library,
• Subjects: Physics.; Computer simulation.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Simulation and Modeling.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0699-1

Eclipsing Binary Stars focuses on the mathematical formulation of astrophysical models for the light curves of eclipsing binaries stars, and on the algorithms for evaluating and exploiting such models. Since information gained from binary systems provides much of what we know of the masses, luminosi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Data Base and Methods of Acquisition
• A General Approach to Modeling Eclipsing Binaries
• Determination of Eclpsing Binary Parameters
• Light Curve Models and Software
• The Wilson-Devinney Program and WD95
• The Structure of Light Curve Programs and the Outlook for the Future
• Appendix A: A Brief Review of Mathematical Optimization
• Appendix B: Estimation of Fitted Parameter Errors: the Details
• Appendix C: Geometry and Coordinate Systems
• Appendix E: Subroutines of the Wilson-Devinney Program
• Appendix F: Graphics Utilities and Visualization
• Appendix G: Glossary of Symbols
• Bibliography
• Subject Index.