@article{Hassler2015, author = {Haßler, Gerda}, title = {'Communicating the past to the present'}, series = {History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences}, journal = {History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences}, editor = {McElvenny, James}, issn = {2366-2409}, year = {2015}, language = {en} } @article{Rajner2015, author = {Rajner, Mirjam}, title = {Zinovii Tolkatchev's „Jesus in Majdanek"}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85794}, pages = {59 -- 85}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Zinovii Shenderovich Tolkatchev (1903-1977), ein sowjetischer K{\"u}nstler j{\"u}discher Herkunft, kreierte 1945 eine eindrucksvolle Serie von f{\"u}nf Bildern mit dem Titel "Jesus in Majdanek". Die Serie war der H{\"o}hepunkt von Tolkatchevs intensiver Auseinandersetzung mit den Erfahrungen, die er als Soldat der Roten Armee, w{\"a}hrend der Befreiung der Konzentrationslager Majdanek und Auschwitz gemacht hatte. Schockiert von dem dort Gesehenen, zeigt er Jesus als Lagerinsassen, der eine gestreifte Uniform tr{\"a}gt, die alle nur m{\"o}glichen Diffamierungszeichen aufweist - den j{\"u}dischen gelben Stern, das rote Dreieck politischer Gefangener und die individuelle Gefangenennummer. Die numerische T{\"a}towierung am Unterarm ist auch zu sehen. Die verschiedenen Abschnitte des Lagerlebens werden als die der traditionellen Passion Christi dargestellt. W{\"a}hrend der K{\"u}nstler die verschiedenen Phasen des Leidens Jesu kanonisch portraitiert, basiert sein k{\"u}nstlerisches Schaffen auf den der bekannten Malereien der europ{\"a}ischen Renaissance. Der Artikel platziert Tolkatchevs Bilderserie in einem breiteren kulturellen und visuellen Kontext, da er sowohl die Entwicklung des ‚historischen Jesu' typisch f{\"u}r das Denkbild des Europas des 19. Jahrhunderts und der Kunst des Russischem Realismus als auch den Einfluss der deutschen Avantgarde, untersucht. Dadurch bietet sich ein tiefsinnigeres Verstehen von Tolkatchevs Arbeit und ihrer universellen Botschaft.}, language = {en} } @article{DwarkadasRosenberg2015, author = {Dwarkadas, Vikram V. and Rosenberg, D.}, title = {X-ray Emission from Ionized Wind-Bubbles around Wolf-Rayet Stars}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-88301}, pages = {329 -- 332}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Using a code that employs a self-consistent method for computing the effects of photoionization on circumstellar gas dynamics, we model the formation of wind-driven nebulae around massive Wolf-Rayet (W-R) stars. Our algorithm incorporates a simplified model of the photo-ionization source, computes the fractional ionization of hydrogen due to the photoionizing flux and recombination, and determines self-consistently the energy balance due to ionization, photo-heating and radiative cooling. We take into account changes in stellar properties and mass-loss over the star's evolution. Our multi-dimensional simulations clearly reveal the presence of strong ionization front instabilities. Using various X-ray emission models, and abundances consistent with those derived for W-R nebulae, we compute the X-ray flux and spectra from our wind bubble models. We show the evolution of the X-ray spectral features with time over the evolution of the star, taking the absorption of the X-rays by the ionized bubble into account. Our simulated X-ray spectra compare reasonably well with observed spectra of Wolf-Rayet bubbles. They suggest that X-ray nebulae around massive stars may not be easily detectable, consistent with observations.∗}, language = {en} } @article{PabloMoffat2015, author = {Pablo, H. and Moffat, Anthony F. J.}, title = {WR Time Series Photometry}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-88031}, pages = {205 -- 208}, year = {2015}, abstract = {We take a comprehensive look at Wolf Rayet photometric variability using the MOST satellite. This sample, consisting of 6 WR stars and 6 WC stars defies all typical photometric analysis. We do, however, confirm the presence of unusual periodic signals resembling sawtooth waves which are present in 11 out of 12 stars in this sample.}, language = {en} } @article{EversbergAldorettaKnapenetal.2015, author = {Eversberg, T. and Aldoretta, E. J. and Knapen, J. H. and Moffat, Anthony F. J. and Morel, T. and Ramiaramanantsoa, T. and Rauw, G. and Richardson, N. D. and St-Louis, N. and Teodoro, M.}, title = {World-wide amateur observations}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87705}, pages = {71 -- 74}, year = {2015}, abstract = {For some years now, spectroscopic measurements of massive stars in the amateur domain have been fulfilling professional requirements. Various groups in the northern and southern hemispheres have been established, running successful professional-amateur (ProAm) collaborative campaigns, e.g., on WR, O and B type stars. Today high quality data (echelle and long-slit) are regularly delivered and corresponding results published. Night-to-night long-term observations over months to years open a new opportunity for massive-star research. We introduce recent and ongoing sample campaigns (e.g. ∊ Aur, WR 134, ζ Pup), show respective results and highlight the vast amount of data collected in various data bases. Ultimately it is in the time-dependent domain where amateurs can shine most.}, language = {en} } @article{Dessart2015, author = {Dessart, L.}, title = {Wolf-Rayet stars as supernova progenitors}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-88133}, pages = {245 -- 250}, year = {2015}, abstract = {In this review, I discuss the suitability of massive star progenitors, evolved in isolation or in interacting binaries, for the production of observed supernovae (SNe) IIb, Ib, Ic. These SN types can be explained through variations in composition. The critical need of non-thermal effects to produce He I lines favours low-mass He-rich ejecta (in which ^56 Ni can be more easily mixed with He) for the production of SNe IIb/Ib, which thus may arise preferentially from moderate-mass donors in interacting binaries. SNe Ic may instead arise from higher mass progenitors, He-poor or not, because their larger CO cores prevent efficient non-thermal excitation of He i lines. However, current single star evolution models tend to produce Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars at death that have a final mass of > 10 M⊙. Single WR star explosion models produce ejecta that are too massive to match the observed light curve widths and rise times of SNe IIb/Ib/Ic, unless their kinetic energy is systematically and far greater than the canonical value of 10^56 erg. Future work is needed to evaluate the energy/mass degeneracy in light curve properties. Alternatively, a greater mass loss during the WR phase, perhaps in the form of eruptions, as evidenced in SNe Ibn, may reduce the final WR mass. If viable, such explosions would nonetheless favour a SN Ic, not a Ib.}, language = {en} } @article{GeorgyEkstroemHirschietal.2015, author = {Georgy, C. and Ekstr{\"o}m, S. and Hirschi, R. and Meynet, G. and Groh, J. H. and Eggenberger, P.}, title = {Wolf-Rayet stars as an evolved stage of stellar life}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-88097}, pages = {229 -- 232}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars, as they are advanced stages of the life of massive stars, provide a good test for various physical processes involved in the modelling of massive stars, such as rotation and mass loss. In this paper, we show the outputs of the latest grids of single massive stars computed with the Geneva stellar evolution code, and compare them with some observations. We present a short discussion on the shortcomings of single stars models and we also briefly discuss the impact of binarity on the WR populations.}, language = {en} } @article{Arthur2015, author = {Arthur, S. J.}, title = {Wolf-Rayet nebulae and the wind-interstellar medium interaction}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-88267}, pages = {315 -- 320}, year = {2015}, abstract = {I review our current understanding of the interaction between a Wolf-Rayet star's fast wind and the surrounding medium, and discuss to what extent the predictions of numerical simulations coincide with multiwavelength observations of Wolf-Rayet nebulae. Through a series of examples, I illustrate how changing the input physics affects the results of the numerical simulations. Finally, I discuss how numerical simulations together with multiwavelength observations of these objects allow us to unpick the previous mass-loss history of massive stars.}, language = {en} } @article{Crowther2015, author = {Crowther, P. A.}, title = {Wolf-Rayet content of the Milky Way}, series = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, journal = {Wolf-Rayet Stars : Proceedings of an International Workshop held in Potsdam, Germany, 1.-5. June 2015}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-87562}, pages = {21 -- 26}, year = {2015}, abstract = {An overview of the known Wolf-Rayet (WR) population of the Milky Way is presented, including a brief overview of historical catalogues and recent advances based on infrared photometric and spectroscopic observations resulting in the current census of 642 (vl.13 online catalogue). The observed distribution of WR stars is considered with respect to known star clusters, given that ≤20\% of WR stars in the disk are located in clusters. WN stars outnumber WC stars at all galactocentric radii, while early-type WC stars are strongly biased against the inner Milky Way. Finally, recent estimates of the global WR population in the Milky Way are reassessed, with 1,200±100 estimated, such that the current census may be 50\% complete. A characteristic WR lifetime of 0.25 Myr is inferred for an initial mass threshold of 25 M⊙.}, language = {en} } @article{Rosenzweig2015, author = {Rosenzweig, Claudia}, title = {When Jesus Spoke Yiddish}, series = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, volume = {21}, journal = {PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung f{\"u}r J{\"u}dische Studien [21 (2015)] = Jesus in den J{\"u}dischen Kulturen des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam}, address = {Potsdam}, isbn = {978-3-86956-331-2}, issn = {1614-6492}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-85881}, pages = {199 -- 214}, year = {2015}, abstract = {Im folgenden Artikel sollen exemplarische Passagen eines der jiddischen "Toldot- Yeshu"-Manuskripte diskutiert werden, das bis zum gegenw{\"a}rtigen Zeitpunkt noch nicht wissenschaftlich untersucht wurde: Die Handschrift mit der Signatur MS. G{\"u}nzburg 1730 wird in der Russischen Staatsbibliothek in Moskau aufbewahrt und in das 17. Jahrhundert datiert. Das Manuskript ist in die sogenannte ‚Herodes Tradition' der "Toledot Yeshu" einzuordnen. Demzufolge ist die vorliegende jiddische Handschrift MS. G{\"u}nzburg 1730 mit der hebr{\"a}isch gedruckten Version verwandt, die zusammen mit einer lateinischen {\"U}bersetzung von dem Schweizer Pastoren und Theologen Johann Jacob Uldrich (Huldricus, 1683-1731) im Jahre 1705 in Leiden unter dem Titel "Historia Jeschuae Nazareni" publiziert wurde. Obschon die genaue Datierung der jiddischen Handschrift nicht m{\"o}glich ist, erlauben exemplarische Vergleiche zwischen den hebr{\"a}ischen und den jiddischen Texten dennoch spezifische Merkmale der jiddischen Version herauszustellen, und Fragen {\"u}ber die {\"U}bermittlung und der Rezeption dieses anspruchsvollen und interessanten Textes aufzuwerfen.}, language = {en} }