On the Determination of the Rotational Oblateness of Achernar

The recent interferometric study of Achernar, leading to the conclusion that its geometrical oblateness cannot be explained by the Roche approximation, has stirred substantial interest in the community, in view of its potential impact on many fields of stellar astrophysics. It is the purpose of this...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Astrophysical journal 2008-03, Vol.676 (1), p.L41-L44
Hauptverfasser: Carciofi, A. C, Domiciano de Souza, A, Magalhães, A. M, Bjorkman, J. E, Vakili, F
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