By Sam Robertson
About this bookThe study of white dwarfs has been steadily growing during the last years and now is a mature field extending its influence over many others. Since white dwarfs are long lived objects, they can be used to obtain information about the history of the Galaxy. Nevertheless, white dwarfs are still challenging astrophysicists. The European Workshop series on White Dwarfs started in 1974 as a con sequence of the effort and enthusiasm of Professor Volker Weidemann. We hope that the present volume will provide a representative snapshot of the state of the art in 1996.
