High-precision distance measurements with classical pulsating stars
Anupam Bhardwaj
Topics & Concepts
Cepheid variableCosmic distance ladderPhysicsRR Lyrae variableAstrophysicsStarsMetallicityVariable starAstronomyCOSMIC cancer databaseApparent magnitudeAbsolute magnitudeStellar pulsationBrightnessDistance modulusScale (ratio)Hertzsprung–Russell diagramObservational studyLength scaleStellar structureMagnitude (astronomy)Stellar physicsRed clumpStellar evolutionInstability stripCosmologyAngular diameterParsecStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchEducational Leadership and Practices