White Dwarfs: Proceedings Of The 9th European Workshop On White Dwarfs Held At Kiel, Germany, 29 August – 1 September 1994 (lecture Notes In Physics)

This Book Is Based On The Proceedings Of The 9th European Workshop On White Dwarfs, The Most Recent In A Series Of Meetings Which Have Become The Most Important Events In This Field. Many Of The Contributions, However, Have Been Expanded Considerably By The Authors To Include Introductory Material. This Makes This Volume A Useful, Up-to-date Introduction Into The Present Status Of Observations And Theory Of White Dwarf Stars. Contents: Introduction: Thirty Years Of White Dwarf Research In Retrospect -- Luminosity Function Of White Dwarfs -- Evolution And Interior Structure -- Atmospheres I -- Atmospheres Ii -- Binaries, Cataclysmic Variables, Subdwarfs -- Pulsating White Dwarfs -- Euv And X-ray Observations. Detlev Koester, Klaus Werner (eds.). Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This text is based on the proceedings of the 9th European Workshop on White Dwarfs, held at Kiel, 29 August - 1 September 1994. Many of the contributions have been expanded by the authors to include introductory material.