Prospects for X-Ray and FUV Observations to Provide Insight Into the “Cepheid Mass Problem”
The classical Cepheid Leavitt Law (Period-Luminosity relation) has been known for 100 years, and used in extragalactic distance determination for nearly as long. Cepheids are particularly important in testing the inferences of asteroseismology, and the comparison of masses inferred from pulsation ca...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fspas.2019.00065/full |