This comprehensive review of red giant stars with excesses of heavy metalssucceeds in conveying not only the wealth of observational data now availableon the ch... » 

This comprehensive review of red giant stars with excesses of heavy metalssucceeds in conveying not only the wealth of observational data now availableon the characteristics of cool stars but also the extraordinary progress of thelast 65 years in understanding the complex process of stellar evolution. Thebook serves as an important milestone on the way to a more completeunderstanding of the evolution of stars. Science 232 1986 «