Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Dec 1999
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1999aas...195.5901h&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, 195th AAS Meeting, #59.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 31, p.1462
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Just how many stellar masses are actually known to 1% or 5% or even 10% accuracy? How well do they really define the Mass-Luminosity relation? Is anything known about the M-L relation for post-Main Sequence stars? What progress is being made in improving the situation? How much of an impact did Hipparcos make? What about the new interferometers? This talk will focus on the advances which are finally being made in the determination of stellar masses. I believe we are about to enter a "golden age" for stellar evolution studies, when masses can be determined to sufficient accuracy and in sufficient numbers to define the M-L relation for different luminosity classes and perhaps even discern the subtle effects of metallicity and age. I'll discuss the new observing tools (now at hand or about to come on line) which will be responsible for bringing about these advances in our knowledge of this basic, but all-important stellar property.
No associations
LandOfFree
The Prospects and Promise of High Angular Resolution Binary Orbits does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with The Prospects and Promise of High Angular Resolution Binary Orbits, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and The Prospects and Promise of High Angular Resolution Binary Orbits will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1741553