Modelling of W UMa-type variable stars

W Ursae Majoris (W UMa)-type variable stars are over-contact eclipsing binary stars. To understand how these systems form and evolve requires observations spanning many years, followed by detailed models of as many of them as possible. The All Sky Automated Survey (ASAS) has an extensive database of...

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Main Authors:	P. Skelton, D. Smits
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Academy of Science of South Africa 2010-01-01
Series:	South African Journal of Science
Online Access:	http://192.168.0.115/index.php/sajs/article/view/10033