Stellar astrophysics; a tribute to Kam-Ching Leung; proceedings. (Astronomical Society of the Pacific conference series; v.404) by Pacific Rim Conference on Stellar Astrophysics (8th: 2008: Phuket, Thailand) Ed. by B. Soonthornthum et al - 2009

Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Kam-Ching is recognized as an authority in contact binary systems, and known especially for his discovery of multiple early-type contact systems; he initiated the conferences series. He himself opens the proceedings with a brief review of recent astronomical developments in the Asian Pacific Rim. Some 70 papers then cover star formation; novae and supernovae; compact objects; binary stars; cataclysmic variables and variable stars; stars, brown dwarfs, and planetary companions; and star clusters and large-scale surveys. Among individual topics are what causes the abundance gradient and its evolution along the galaxy disk, the recovery of quiescent novae, a partially screened polar gap in pulsars, high-precision orbits of southern single-lined spectroscopic binaries, transits of extra-solar planets with eccentric orbits, and galactic open clusters and the LOCS Project. There is no index. (2009 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR)