B.V. Kukarkin Centenary Conference: Variable Stars, the Galactic Halo and Galaxy formation
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B.V. Kukarkin Centenary Conference: Variable Stars, the Galactic Halo and Galaxy formation
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The main topics of the conference are:

  • RR Lyrae variables, Population II Cepheids, and related objects
  • Yellow and red pulsating variables in the halo
  • Cataclysmic variables and X-ray sources in the halo and globular clusters
  • Variable stars and stellar streams in the halo
  • Dynamics of globular star clusters
  • Origin, structure, and evolution of globular-cluster systems
  • Old populations of the Galaxy
  • The halo and disk variable stars as standard candles
  • Search for new star clusters in the Galaxy
  • Variable stars in the halos of other galaxies
  • Galactic halo variable populations compared to those in Local Group dwarf galaxies