• In astronomy, a phase curve describes the brightness of a reflecting body as a function of its phase angle (the arc subtended by the observer and the...
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  • Phase curve may refer to: Phase curve (astronomy) is the brightness of a reflecting body as a function of its phase angle. Phase response curve is the...
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    In observational astronomy, phase angle is the angle between the light incident onto an observed object and the light reflected from the object. In the...
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    In astronomy, a light curve is a graph of the light intensity of a celestial object or region as a function of time, typically with the magnitude of light...
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  • atmosphere and architecture of WASP-189 b probed by its CHEOPS phase curve", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 659: A74, arXiv:2201.04518, Bibcode:2022A&A...659A...
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    point or curve. Phase portraits are an invaluable tool in studying dynamical systems. They consist of a plot of typical trajectories in the phase space....
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    astronomy can be divided into three phases, with Classical Greek astronomy being practiced during the 5th and 4th centuries BC, Hellenistic astronomy...
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  • List of hottest exoplanets (category Lists of superlatives in astronomy)
    2022). "Revisiting the Iconic Spitzer Phase Curve of 55 Cancri e: Hotter Dayside, Cooler Nightside, and Smaller Phase Offset". The Astronomical Journal....
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    Gravitational-wave astronomy is a subfield of astronomy concerned with the detection and study of gravitational waves emitted by astrophysical sources...
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    A learning curve is a graphical representation of the relationship between how proficient people are at a task and the amount of experience they have...
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  • of astronomy is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to astronomy and cosmology, their sub-disciplines, and related fields. Astronomy is...
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    point or curve. Phase portraits are an invaluable tool in studying dynamical systems. They consist of a plot of typical trajectories in the phase space....
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    et al. (2020). "Type IIn supernova light-curve properties measured from an untargeted survey sample". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 637: A73. arXiv:1906.05812...
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    Interferometry (redirect from Phase switch)
    electromagnetic waves and is an important investigative technique in the fields of astronomy, fiber optics, engineering metrology, optical metrology, oceanography...
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    ; Madej, J. (2005), "A catalog of stellar magnetic rotational phase curves", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 430 (3): 1143, Bibcode:2005A&A...430.1143B, doi:10...
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  • This article is a list of notable unsolved problems in astronomy. Problems may be theoretical or experimental. Theoretical problems result from inability...
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    Long-slit spectroscopy (category Observational astronomy)
    In astronomy, long-slit spectroscopy involves observing a celestial object using a spectrograph in which the entrance aperture is an elongated, narrow...
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    temperature give rise to different phases of ice, which have varying properties and molecular geometries. Currently, twenty-one phases, including both crystalline...
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    The Hellings-Downs curve (also known as the Hellings and Downs curve) is a theoretical tool used to establish the telltale signature that a galactic-scale...
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    et al. (February 2005), "A catalog of stellar magnetic rotational phase curves", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 430 (3): 1143–1154, Bibcode:2005A&A...430.1143B...
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    systems form. Infrared astronomy, for example, has revealed that the interstellar medium contains a suite of complex gas-phase carbon compounds called...
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    Than Charcoal Borucki, W. J.; et al. (2009-08-07). "Kepler's Optical Phase Curve of the Exoplanet HAT-P-7b". Science. 325 (5941): 709. Bibcode:2009Sci...
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    The descending portion of the star's light curve shows a "bump" (near phase=0.3, with peak brightness phase defined as 0), which models suggest arises...
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    Three-phase squirrel-cage induction motors are widely used as industrial drives because they are self-starting, reliable, and economical. Single-phase induction...
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    temperature, pressure (or concentration) and phase. A knowledge of shape function is needed for spectroscopic curve fitting and deconvolution. A spectral line...
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    observatories during 1981–82 gave an unusual light curve with three minima and maxima. The curve changed with varying phase angle of the asteroid relative to the viewer...
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    2000). "Monte Carlo simulations of supernova light curves and the hypernova SN1998bw". Astronomy Letters. 26 (12): 797–801. Bibcode:2000AstL...26..797C...
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  • Absolute magnitude (category Observational astronomy)
    described by the phase angle. This relationship is referred to as the phase curve. The absolute magnitude is the brightness at phase angle zero, an arrangement...
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    Opposition surge (category Observational astronomy)
    Gehrels, T. (1956) "Photometric Studies of Asteroids. V: The Light-Curve and Phase Function of 20 Massalia". Astrophysical Journal 195: 331-338. Gehrels...
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    Stritzinger, M. (2006). "Theoretical light curves for deflagration models of type Ia supernova". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 453 (1): 229–240. arXiv:astro-ph/0603036...
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