Landolt-Brnstein Group VI
: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Volume 3 

Astronomy and Astrophysics 

Subvolume B Stars and Star Clusters 
Introductory material 
4 
The stars 1

4.1 
Physical parameters of the stars (See Vol. 2B) 
4.2 
Magnitudes and colors 1

4.2.0 
General remarks 1

4.2.1 
Data dissemination centers 1

4.2.2
 - 4.2.4See Vol. 2B 
4.2.5 
Photoelectric photometry 2

4.3 
Physics of stellar atmospheres 41

4.3.1 
Radiative transfer 42

4.3.2 
Line blanketing 44

4.3.3 
Convective energy transport 46

4.3.4 
Chromospheres and coronae 48

4.3.5 
Stellar winds 55

4.3.6 
Atomic and molecular data 57

4.3.7 
Atmospheres of accretion disks 60

4.4 
Stellar structure and evolution 62

4.4.1 
Equations of stellar structure 62

4.4.2 
Properties of stellar matter 64

4.4.3 
Model computations 89

5 
Special types of stars 127

5.1 
Variable stars 127

5.1.0 
Abbreviations and notations 127

5.1.1 
Definitions and general remarks 128

5.1.2 
Pulsating variables 132

5.1.3 
Rotating variables 158

5.1.4 
Supernovae and cataclysmic variables 162

5.1.5 
Eruptive variables 183

5.2 
Peculiar stars (See Vol. 2B) 
5.3 
Protostars, pre-main sequence objects 196

5.4 
Planetary nebulae 204

5.5 
White dwarfs (WD) 219

5.6 
Compact objects 223

5.6.1 
Neutron stars (See Vol. 2C) 
5.6.2 
Radiopulsars (See Vol. 2C) 
5.6.3 
Pulsating X-ray sources 223

5.6.4 
X-ray bursters 238

5.6.5 
Black holes 251

5.7 
X-ray and gamma-ray sources 257

6 
Double stars and star clusters 263

6.1 
Double stars 263

6.1.0 
General remarks 263

6.1.1 
Visual (wide) binaries 269

6.1.2 
Close binaries 272

6.1.3 
Systems with compact objects 282

6.2 
Star clusters and associations 303

6.2.1 
Galactic globular clusters 303

6.2.2 
Galactic open clusters 309

6.2.3 
Associations 311

6.2.4 
Clusters in extragalactic systems 312


