Luminous Blue Variables

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 1853. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Stars, Stellar Models And Concepts

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Luminous Blue Variable stars (LBVs) are among the most luminous hot stars in galaxies. They show very irregular and unpredictable brightness variations. The typical timescale of the variations is of the order of a few years and the visual brightness of the star can vary by about a magnitude. Some LBVs have suffered very large eruptions. LBVs represent a short critical phase in the evolution of ve...

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