Looking for an equation and creator of it.

[chrishin]

Homework Statement

i've heard of this equation from somewhere ...

equation for periodic oscillation of brightness of stars.


would like to know this astrophysics's name to see what else he's done

Homework Equations

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The Attempt at a Solution

he's also seen one of brightest solar flares or some periodic change or something...

also made another equation for reflection on the sky or something...

he's in Canada somewhere, Russian and something about might be Jewish background...

 

[DaveC426913]

"periodic oscillation of brightness of stars."

Sounds like Cepheid variables. A Wiki search turns up the name of Henrietta Swan Leavitt?

 

[physixguru]

http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/astro-ph/pdf/0608/0608622v1.pdf

 

[chrishin]

hmm thx... any idea on which scientist/ physicist though?