Robert Kraft (astronomer)

Robert Kraft
Born(1927-06-16)June 16, 1927
DiedMay 26, 2015(2015-05-26) (aged 87)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Washington, University of California at Berkeley
Known forKraft break
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorGeorge Herbig

Robert Paul Kraft (June 16, 1927 – May 26, 2015) was an American astronomer.[1] He performed pioneering work on Cepheid variables, stellar rotation, novae, and the chemical evolution of the Milky Way. His name is also associated with the Kraft break: the abrupt change in the average rotation rate of main sequence stars around spectral type F8.[2]

  1. ^ Daintith, John (2008-08-18). Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists, Third Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 9781420072723. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Kraft, R. P. (1967), "Studies of Stellar Rotation. V. The Dependence of Rotation on Age among Solar-Type Stars", Astrophysical Journal, 150: 551, Bibcode:1967ApJ...150..551K, doi:10.1086/149359

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