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Baade-Wesselink method  

Definition

  • A method used to determine the size of certain types of pulsating stars, including Cepheids, from their magnitude variations (photometry) and the corresponding radial velocities (spectroscopy). (en)

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  • Baade Wesselink method (en)
  • Expanding photosphere method (en)
  • Expanding-photosphere method (en)

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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/131

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