# β Cephei stars from a photometric point of view

@article{Sterken1992CS,
title={$\beta$ Cephei stars from a photometric point of view},
author={Christiaan L. Sterken and Mikołaj Jerzykiewicz},
journal={Space Science Reviews},
year={1992},
volume={62},
pages={95-171}
}
• Published 1992
• Physics
• Space Science Reviews
This is an observational review, with an emphasis on photometric data and their interpretation. Two lists are presented, one containing β Cephei stars, and the other, β Cephei suspects. These lists then serve as a basis for discussing such topics as the location of β Cephei stars in the observational and theoretical H-R diagrams, the evolutionary state of these stars, the period-luminosity and period-luminosity-color relations, and observational identification of pulsation modes. The paper also…
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