Why Review Literature?

One thing that is really clear about epsilon Aurigae is that the amount of literature is staggering.  As of writing this, there are over 400 articles listed in ADS!

When I first started studying eps Aur as part of my Ph.D. dissertation, I was very far behind Dr. Stencel in terms of knowledge.  Although the reviews did a good job describing the larger details, I found out that they often left out the subtle details that might become important later on in my research.  

I soon realized that having a grand summary of several important articles on eps Aur might be useful for the Citizen Sky community.  Therefore, I've been writing posts about the literature and history of eps Aur and each month I select one paper to review or discuss, adding relevant information from more recent literature when necessary.

The following pages are links to the literature reviews I've posted in the forums.