What Are the Key Insights and Fascinating Facts About Cepheid Variable Stars?

  • Context: Undergrad 
  • Thread starter Thread starter Maxwells Demon
  • Start date Start date
Click For Summary

Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around gathering information and insights about Cepheid variable stars, including their theoretical background, historical context, and interesting facts. The scope includes both theoretical and conceptual aspects, as well as suggestions for resources.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Conceptual clarification
  • Homework-related

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses a need for theory and information for a paper on Cepheid variable stars, indicating interest in history and exciting facts.
  • Another participant suggests using Google to find extensive information, implying that there is a wealth of resources available online.
  • A participant humorously responds to the suggestion of using Google, emphasizing their preference for asking in the forum instead.
  • One reply recommends Wikipedia as a reliable source, noting the low likelihood of vandalism on the topic.
  • A participant contributes information about the nature of Cepheid variable stars, mentioning that they orbit a common center of gravity and typically exist in multiple-star systems.
  • Another participant reiterates the request for information and provides several links to external resources related to Cepheid variable stars.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not appear to reach a consensus on the best sources of information, with differing opinions on whether to use general search engines or specific websites. The discussion remains open-ended with no definitive conclusions drawn.

Contextual Notes

Some responses suggest reliance on external sources, which may have varying levels of reliability and depth. The discussion does not resolve the best approach to gathering information on the topic.

Maxwells Demon
Hello, I'm going to make a paper concerning Cepheid variable stars. I need some theory and information about these to put in the report.

It could be some history or exiting facts.. Anything..

Thanks :)
 
Astronomy news on Phys.org
Try "cepheid stars" on google. You'll get more information than you can handle.
 
"You'll get more information than you can handle."

That's precisely why I'm asking here instead :P
 
You might want to try Wikipedia. It is highly reliable, and the chances of someone vandalizing Cephelid Binaries is very low.

I'll contribute a bit...

The stars orbit a common center of gravity and the system always contains more than one star. The center of gravity doesn't have to be another star, but a place where their gravity neutralizes each other.
 
Maxwells Demon said:
Hello, I'm going to make a paper concerning Cepheid variable stars. I need some theory and information about these to put in the report.

It could be some history or exiting facts.. Anything..

Thanks :)
Try these:

http://www.peripatus.gen.nz/Astronomy/CepVar.html
http://sims.berkeley.edu/~jhall/ho/
http://www.fofweb.com/Subscription/Science/Helicon.asp?SID=2&iPin=ffdastron2630
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2004-02/1076556627.As.r.html
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1991AJ...101.1795M&data_type=PDF_HIGH&type=PRINTER&filetype=.pdf
 
Last edited by a moderator:

Similar threads

Undergrad J0524-0336, surprisingly high Li concentration
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
3K
High School Where can I find information about Population III stars?
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
Undergrad How Can We Measure Properties of Distant Planets and Stars?
  • · Replies 12 ·
Replies
12
Views
3K
Undergrad Where to find in-depth info about each star's composition?
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
High School What Are Some Cool Facts About Galaxies and Stars for a School Project?
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Views
2K
High School What Could Explain the Mysterious Beam of Plasma Seen in the Sky in 2017?
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8
Views
3K
Undergrad Star Gravitational Binding Energy Questions
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8
Views
8K
High School Where can I find easy-to-understand GAIA exoplanet data?
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4
Views
3K
Undergrad Stable solutions to simplified 2- and 3-body problems?
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Views
3K
Undergrad Where can I find publicly accessible data from observatories in Europe?
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5
Views
2K