The phase of the Moon and what I had for lunch are probably also significant independent variables. Bear in mind that this is a reflection of my own paper files, arramnged according to the way the subject is organized in my own head. This is a working document, not a polished finished product. Proceed at your own risk. Abbreviations One of the nuisances of interdisciplinary work is that every field has its own journal abbreviations, evidently as a means of keeping the riff-raff at arm's length.
Astronomers are no exception.
I hope the remaining abbreviations are clear enough for the general reader to understand. Let me know if you have problems figuring anything out. Some are errors of copying, others are errors of translation. I hope I'll get them corrected quickly. However, be careful.