White Dwarf Atmospheres and Circumstellar Environments

Written by selected top authors, this timely and novel book compiles the latest results from the hot areas of white dwarf research, complementing existing literature by focusing on new and fascinating topics. Complete with a thorough refresher on white dwarfs and their types, this is a must-have for researchers involved with stellar objects and evolution.

D. W. Hoard, after earning his Ph.D. at the University of Washington, worked at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, the southern hemisphere branch of the United States? National Optical Astronomy Observatory. In 2002, he joined NASA?s Spitzer Science Center, part of the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC) at the California Institute of Technology. He is an IPAC Research Scientist and, among other activities, a member of the Spitzer Space Telescope Science User Support Team. His research focuses on white dwarfs and their environments. He has published more than 80 reviewed papers in refereed journals.

1. Hot White Dwarfs
2. Cool White Dwarfs
3. Stars with Unusual Compositions: Carbon and Oxygen in Cool White Dwarfs
4. Planets orbiting White Dwarfs
5. White Dwarf Circumstellar Disks: Observations
6. The Origin and Evolution of White Dwarf Dust Disks
7. Planetary Nebulae around White Dwarfs: Revelations from the Infrared