Chaos in Astrophysics edited by J. Robert Buchler, J.M. Perdang, Edward A. Spiegel.
The per iod of an oscillator tells us much about its structure. J. J. Thomson's deduction that a particle with the e/rn of an electron was in the atom is perhaps the most stunning instance. For us, the deduction of the mean density of a star from its oscillation period is another important exam...
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