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Very low-mass stars and brown dwarfs /

Very low-mass stars and brown dwarfs / Very Low-Mass Stars & Brown Dwarfs edited by R. Rebolo, M.R. Zapatero-Osorio. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000. - 1 online resource (viii, 269 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge contemporary astrophysics . - Cambridge contemporary astrophysics. .

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Searches in Clusters, Stellar Associations and the Field -- Open Clusters After Hipparcos / Proper Motions of Very Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs in Open Clusters / Parallaxes for Brown Dwarfs in Clusters / Very Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs in the Belt of Orion / Photometric Surveys in Open Clusters / Mass Function of the Pleiades / Brown Dwarfs and the Low-Mass Initial Mass Function in Young Clusters / Very-Low-Mass Stars in Globular Clusters / Denis Very Low Mass Star and Brown Dwarf Results (Sample, Spectroscopy and Luminosity Function) / Preliminary Results from the 2Mass Core Project / Spectroscopic Properties, Fundamental Parameters and Modelling -- Properties of M Dwarfs in Clusters and the Field / Spectroscopy of Very Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs in Young Clusters / High Resolution Spectra of L Type Stars and Brown Dwarfs / Modelling Very Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs Atmospheres: The Importance of Dust Formation / Dust in Very Cool Dwarfs / On the Interpretation of the Optical Spectra of Very Cool Dwarfs / Absolute Dimensions for M Type Dwarfs / Theory of Low Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs: Success and Remaining Uncertainties / Convection, Rotation and Activity -- Convection in Low Mass Stars / Rotation Law and Magnetic Field for M Dwarf Models / Doppler Imaging of Cool Dwarf Stars / X-ray Emission from Cool Dwarfs in Clusters / X-ray Variability in dM Stars / Coronae of AD Leo and EV Lac / Prospects of Future X-ray Missions for Low Mass Stars and Cluster Stars / J.C. Mermilliod N.C. Hambly C.G. Tinney S.J. Wolk, F.M. Walter M.R. Zapatero Osorio R.F. Jameson, S.T. Hodgkin, D. Pinfield, M.R. Cossburn K.L. Luhman I.R. King, G. Piotto X. Delfosse, T. Forveille J. Liebert, I.N. Reid, J.D. Kirkpatrick, R. Cutri, B. Nelson, C. Beichman, D.G. Monet, C.C. Dahn, M. Skrutskie, J.E. Gizis, M.D. Fisher S.L. Hawley, I.N. Reid, J.G. Tourtellot E.L. Martin G. Basri, F. Allard, P. Hauschildt, S. Mohanty F. Allard T. Tsuji Ya. V. Pavlenko, M.R. Zapatero Osorio, R. Rebolo A. Gimenez I. Baraffe, G. Chabrier F. D'Antona G. Rudiger, M. Kuker K.G. Strassmeier S. Randich G. Micela, A. Marino S. Sciortino, A. Maggio, F. Favata, S. Orlando R. Pallavicini I. 3 -- 17 -- 29 -- 38 -- 46 -- 59 -- 68 -- 75 -- 84 -- 99 -- II. 109 -- 119 -- 133 -- 144 -- 156 -- 169 -- 175 -- 186 -- III. 193 -- 204 -- 215 -- 229 -- 241 -- 248 -- 256.

This volume provides a state-of-the-art review of our current knowledge of brown dwarfs and very low-mass stars. The hunt for and study of these elusive objects is currently one of the most dynamic areas of research in astronomy for two reasons. Brown dwarfs bridge the gap between stars and planets. They could be as numerous as stars in galaxies and contribute to the 'dark matter' of the Universe. This volume presents review articles from a team of international authorities who gathered at a conference in La Palma to assess the spectacular progress that has been made in this field in the last few years. This volume reviews both the latest observations and theory to provide an essential reference to one of the most exciting fields in contemporary astronomy.

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Brown dwarf stars--Congresses.
Low mass stars--Congresses.

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