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Betelgeuse: a review

J. C. Wheeler, E. Chatzopoulos

2023Astronomy & Geophysics15 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Abstract Was Betelgeuse once in a binary star system? What causes it to vary over a vast range of timescales? Why did it dim dramatically in 2020? When and how will it explode? J. Craig Wheeler and Manos Chatzopoulos present a host of challenges to both observers and theorists.

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Star (game theory)AstronomyPhysicsAstrophysicsRange (aeronautics)EngineeringAerospace engineeringStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstro and Planetary ScienceAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies