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XXVII GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AUGUST 03 - 14, 2009 -
Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Do Low-Luminosity Stars Matter?
Maria Teresa Ruiz www.das.uchile.cl
Departamento de Astronomía, Universidad de Chile
Santiago de Chile, Chile
August 11, 2009 - 18:00 hr
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On a ride through the darker side of the Universe, we will encounter a
zoo of objects that inhabit it like ultra-cool red dwarfs and sub-dwarfs,
extending all the way down to Brown Dwarfs and beyond. In this visit to
the dim universe we will also find one of the most bizarre-type of
objects, the so called ultra-cool degenerates, which are the massive
solid remains of the oldest stars that once populated the Galaxy. What
are the latest news regarding these dim stellar objects, their masses,
ages, history and luminosity functions? How is this knowledge affecting
our view of the universe? Do they matter?
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National Organizing Committee - NOC
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