The trouble with isochrone ages for field stars: A cautionary tale for solar neighbourhood studies

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 576, 2005, Pages 187-190

  Pont, Frédéric ^a   Eyer, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE GENÈVE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Galaxy: evolution; Hertzsprung Russell (HR) dia gram; Methods: statistical; Stars: evolution; Stars: fundamental parameters

Indexed keywords

GALAXY: EVOLUTION; HERTZSPRUNG-RUSSELL (HR) DIAGRAM; METHODS: STATISTICAL; STARS: EVOLUTION; STARS: FUNDAMENTAL PARAMETERS;

DATA REDUCTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

GALAXIES;

EID: 23744469929     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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