RS Ophiuchi (2006) and the recurrent nova phenomenon.(Brief article)(Book review)

9781583816745

RS Ophiuchi (2006) and the recurrent nova phenomenon.

Workshop on RS Ophiuchi and the Recurrent Nova Phenomenon (2006: Keele, UK) Ed. by A. Evans et al.

Astronomical Soc./Pacific

2009

360 pages

$77.00

Hardcover

Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference series; v.401

QB843

The 1985 eruption of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi was the first to be followed over the entire electromagnetic spectrum, affording the opportunity to investigate the complex interaction between the material rejected in the nova explosion and the red giant wind. The 2006 eruption was similarly subject to a widespread campaign of observation, this time with superior observing facilities. This volume collects 56 papers from a June 2007 workshop held at Keele U., UK, on RS Ophiuchi and the recurrent nova phenomenon. Papers discuss the general characteristics of the RS Ophiuchi system, the broad astrophysical questions involved in the study of RS Ophiuchi, observational results of investigations into the 2006 eruption, and the study of related systems.

([c]2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR)

Print Get the Mag Weekly Updates