{"product_id":"mass-loss-from-red-giants-proceedings-of-a-conference-held-at-the-university-of-california-at-los-angeles-u-s-a-june-20-21-1984-9789401088961","title":"Mass Loss from Red Giants: Proceedings of a Conference Held at the University of California at Los Angeles, U.S.A., June 20-21, 1984","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mark Morris\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRed giant and supergiant stars have long been favorites of professional 6 and amateur astronomers. These enormous stars emit up to 10 times more energy than the Sun and, so, are easy to study. Some of them, specifically the pulsating long-period variables, significantly change their size, brightness, and color within about a year, a time scale of interest to a single human being. Some aspects of the study of red giant stars are similar to the study of pre-main-sequence stars. For example, optical astronomy gives us a tantalizing glimpse of star forming regions but to really investi- gate young stars and protostars requires infrared and radio astronomy. The same is true of post-main-sequence stars that are losing mass. Optical astronomers can measure the atomic component of winds from red giant stars that are undergoing mass loss at modest rates 6 (M $ 10- M9\/yr.). But to see dust grains and molecules properly, 5 especially in stars with truly large mass loss rates, 10- M9\/yr, one requires IR and radio astronomy. As this stage of copious mass loss only lasts for 105 years one might be tempted to ask, \"who cares?\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45282894971031,"sku":"9789401088961","price":14690.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789401088961.webp?v=1769303495","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/mass-loss-from-red-giants-proceedings-of-a-conference-held-at-the-university-of-california-at-los-angeles-u-s-a-june-20-21-1984-9789401088961","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}