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Betelgeuse and the Red Supergiants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2013

J. Th. van Loon*
Affiliation:
Lennard-Jones Laboratories, Keele University ST5 5BG, UK
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Abstract

Betelgeuse is one of the most magnificent stars in the sky, and one of the nearest red supergiants. Astronomers gathered in Paris in the Autumn of 2012 to decide what we know about its structure, behaviour, and past and future evolution, and how to place this in the general context of the class of red supergiants. Here I reflect on the discussions and propose a synthesis of the presented evidence. I believe that, in those four days, we have achieved to solve a few riddles.

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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2013

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