Concept information
Preferred term
Pulsating variable stars
Definition
- A type of variable star that changes its brightness by changing its volume through expansion and contraction. Classical pulsating stars, including Cepheids, RR Lyrae, and Delta Scuti variables, are located in a quite narrow almost vertical region in the H-R diagram, known as instability strip. (en)
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- 53 Persei stars (en)
- Alpha Cygni variable stars (en)
- Beta Cephei variable stars (en)
- Blue large-amplitude pulsators (en)
- Cepheid variable stars (en)
- Delta Delphini variable stars (en)
- Delta Scuti variable stars (en)
- Double-mode variable stars (en)
- Gamma Doradus variable stars (en)
- Irregular variable stars (en)
- Lambda Eridani stars (en)
- Long period variable stars (en)
- Mira variable stars (en)
- Multi-periodic variable stars (en)
- PV Telescopii variable stars (en)
- RR Lyrae variable stars (en)
Entry terms
- Pulsating stars (en)
Editorial note
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1307
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