Baade-Wesselink method

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Term: Baade-Wesselink method
Definition:

A method used to determine the size of certain types of pulsating stars, including Cepheids, from their magnitude variations (photometry) and the corresponding radial velocities (spectroscopy).

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
Contributed by Ryan McGranaghan
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