Moffat, A. F. J.

Physics of luminous blue variables : proceedings of the 113th Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union, held at Val Morin, Québec Province, Canada, August 15-18, 1988 by Kris Davidson( Book )

15 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 241 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A strange field of speculation is opened by this phenomenon ... here we have a star fitfully variable to an astonishing extent. and whose fluctuations are spread over centuries. apparently in no settled period. and with no regularity of progression. What origin can we ascribe to these sudden flashes and relapses? What conclusions are we to draw as to the comfort or habitability of a system depending for its supply of light and heat on so uncertain a source? -- J.F.W. Herschel! We can imagine, at least, that the study of Luminous Blue Variable stars began as the official court astrophysicists of Eridu speculated about a new 5000 years ago first-magnitude star which persisted in their southern sky for several years. 2 After that the topic languished for a while, but now it has been renewed following recent observations by Blaeu (P Cygni, c.1600) and Herschel (1] Argus, c.1840) ... -- More soberly, it is only within the past few years that we have begun to understand LBV's and to recognize their coherence as a class. Thus only a minority of astronomers are familiar yet with this relatively new topic, whose potential impli cations are of great interest (see below). One purpose of this book, we hope, will be to provide an accessible overview of the subject for interested astronomers and astrophysicists in general

Instability and variability of hot-star winds : proceedings of an international workshop held at Isle-Aux-Coudres, Quebec Province, Canada, August 23-27, 1993 by A. F. J Moffat( )

16 editions published between 1994 and 2012 in English and held by 125 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

These proceedings of a workshop held at Isle-aux-Coudres, Quebec, Canada in August 1993, provide a comprehensive, up-to- date assessment of a fundamental subject in modern stellar astrophysics. Hot, luminous stars play a crucial role in the rapid recycling of matter in dense regions of the Universe. The most luminous objects generate the strongest outflows of material, which in turn have a profound impact on both the interstellar medium and the underlying stars themselves. However, recent observational and theoretical advances have shown that these outflows are highly unstable and inhomogeneous. These characteristics constitute a fundamental property of the outflows that can no longer be disregarded. Instability and Variability of Hot-Star Winds provides an in-depth assessment of this important phenomenon from both an observational and a theoretical perspective. It includes up-to- date discussions of the observational diagnostics of time- dependent stellar-wind structure, the theoretical understanding of the origin of such structures, and its consequences for the process of mass loss via stellar winds. The book presents some 40 invited papers, each followed by in-depth discussions which occupied nearly half of the workshop schedule. A round-table discussion summarizes the current state of affairs. This book is suitable for researchers and graduate students studying the radiation hydrodynamics of hot-star winds and related areas of research (e.g. astrophysical flows, turbulence)

Interacting winds from massive stars : proceedings of a workshop held at Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada, 10-14 July 2000 by Astronomical Society of the Pacific( Book )

9 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 97 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Massive stars in interacting binaries : proceedings of a workshop held at Hotel Sacacomie, Mauricie, Québec, Canada, 16-20 August 2004( Book )

6 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 88 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Four decades of research on massive stars : proceedings of a scientific meeting in honor of Anthony F.J. Moffat held at Auberge du Lac Taureau, St-Michel-des-Saints, Québec, Canada, 11-15 July 2011( Book )

8 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 49 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Photographische UBV-Helligkeiten in 14 jungen Sternhaufen der nördlichen Milchstrasse by A. F. J Moffat( Book )

3 editions published in 1974 in German and held by 8 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Physics of Luminous Blue Variables : Proceedings of the 113th Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union, Held at Val Morin, Quebec Province, Canada, August 15-18, 1988( )

in English and held by 8 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Non-equilibrium radiative hypersonic flows : theoretical, observational and numerical aspects in astrophysics and aerospace industry : proceedings of the 5th workshop of the GDR 'Milieux Circumstellaires' of the CRNS (France), with the Universities of Strasbourg and Montreal : held in Mont Sainte Odile, France, 22-25 September, 1997 by Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France)( Book )

6 editions published between 1995 and 1998 in English and held by 7 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Étude de la variabilité des étoiles massives à l'aide de la photométrie et de la spectroscopie by Laure Lefèvre( )

3 editions published in 2006 in French and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Rapidly accelerating clumps in the winds of the very hot WNE Stars by A.-N Chené( )

2 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide