Jaime Rubén García

Professional Activity

Research Interests

• Stellar Astronomy and Astrophysics, specially Variable Stars and Stellar Seismology.
• High Energy Astrophysics, specially observations of variable AGN & Quasars
• Exoplanets transits observations.
• Scientific catalogation and archiving.
• Scientific instrumentation, automated telescopes and robotic obsevatories.
• Computer Sciences, specially software developing for scientific applications.
• History and Philosophy of Sciences.

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Some publications

• García, J.,"The Pulsational Behavior of the High Amplitude δ Scuti Star RS Gruis" Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers Vol. 40 Nr. 1, 272, 2012 (reprint) ADS BIBCODE 2012JAVSO..40..272G  
• Garcia, J., Dominguez, S.A.,"R Centauri, an interesting southern variable"Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers Vol. 35 Nr. 1, 82, 2006 (reprint) ADS BIBCODE 2006JAVSO..35...82G  
• Garcia, J., "Variable Star Observing in Latin America: Past and Future "(abstract)Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers Vol. 35 Nr. 1, 208, 2006 ADS BIBCODE 2006JAVSO..35Q.208G
• Garcia, J., "Variable Stars for Scientific Initiation: An Educational Experience" (reprint) Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers Vol. 33 Nr. 2, 166, 2005 ADS BIBCODE 2005JAVSO..33..166G
• Garcia, J., "Preliminary photometric results about two delta Scuti stars" AAVSO 92º Meeting , 2002 (abstract) Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers Vol. 31 Nr. 2, 174, 2003 ADS BIBCODE 2003JAVSO..31..174G
• Garcia, J., "Variable star research in South America during 2000-2002" AAVSO 92º Meeting, 2002  (abstract) Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers Vol. 31 Nr. 2, 175, 2003 ADS BIBCODE 2003JAVSO..31..175G
• Garcia, J., "Recent Developments of Variable Star Observing at South America" in M. Zejda (editor) Proceedings of the 33rd Conference on Variable Stars Research, 8th-11th November 2001, Brno (reprint) ISBN: 80-85 882-13-2 , pp. 46-54, publisher: Hvězdárna a planetárium M. Koperníka v Brně, 2002.  
• Garcia, J., Buso, V., Ferrero, G. "Evidence of period change in V393 Car" Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers Vol. 30 Nr. 1, 44, 2001  (reprint) ADS BIBCODE 2001JAVSO..30...44G
• Garcia, J., "V445 Pup from South America" Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers Vol. 30 Nr. 1, 49, 2001 (reprint) ADS BIBCODE 2001JAVSO..30...49G
• Garcia, J., "Nova Velorum 1999 (V382 Vel) from South America" Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers Vol. 29 Nr. 1, 19, 2000 (reprint) ADS BIBCODE 2000JAVSO..29...19G
• Garcia, J., "The Variable Star Section of LIADA in Partnership with Instituto Copérnico" in Amateur-Professional Partnerships in Astronomy, Ed. by J.R. Percy and J.B.Wilson, ASP Conf. Ser. Vol. 220, p .85, 2000 (reprint)   ADS BIBCODE 2000ASPC..220...85R
• Garcia, J. R. "A new version of the catalogue of variable stars in the lower instability strip"Delta Scuti Star Newsletter 12, 7, 1998. ADS BIBCODE 1998DSSN...12....7G 
• Garcia, J., "Estrellas pulsantes de períodos muy cortos", Mira Edición Digital 4 , 2000
• Garcia, J., Cebral, J.R., Scoccimarro, R., Wahnon, P., Arena, R., Bazterra, V., Pelliza, L., Risi, A., Rodriguez, M. and Zimmermann, M., "A Catalogue of Variable Stars in the Lower Instability Strip" Astron. Astrophys. Suppl., 109, 201-262, 1995. ADS BIBCODE 1995A&AS..109..201G
• Garcia, J.; Dominguez; S. A. Campos J.,"A project for an Automated Telescope in Argentina", Robotic Observatories (Ed. M.F. Bode), John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 27, 1995.  
• Garcia, J.; Cebral, J.R.; Scoccimarro, R.; Wahnon, P.; Zimmermann, M.; Arena, R.; Bazterra, V.; Krawczenco, C.; Marotta, F., Pelliza, L., Risi, A., "A Catalogue of variable stars in the lower instability strip - Software", Delta Scuti Star Newsletter 6, 14, 1993. ADS BIBCODE 1993DSSN....6...14G
• Garcia, J.; Dominguez; S. A. Campos J.,"A project for an Automated Telescope in Argentina to be built on a good site for the GNAT and its observational program.",IAU Colloquium nr. 136, 104, 1993. ADS BIBCODE 1993ppsp.conf..104G
• Garcia, J., Cebral, J.R., Romano, P., Scoccimarro, R., Wahnon, P., and Zimmermann, M., "On the Distinction Between Delta-Scuti and SX-Phoenicis Variable Stars", Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica, 21, 395, 1990. (abstract) ADS BIBCODE 1990RMxAA..21..395G
• Garcia, J., Cebral, J.R., Romano, P., Scoccimarro, R., Wahnon, P., and Zimmermann, M., "A Catalogue of Variable Stars in the Lowest Part of the Instability Strip", Bulletin d'Information du Centre de Donnes Stellaires, 34, 67-105, 1988. ADS BIBCODE 1988BICDS..34...67G
• Garcia, J.,"Infrared Spectral Classification of Red Giants" Coloquio sobre Fenômenos de Ejeção da Matéria, Cambuquira, Brasil, 1980.
• Garcia, J., "About the correlation between period and dispersion on the light curve of Mira type variables" IAU Colloquium nr.46, 214, 1979. ADS BIBCODE 1979ctvs.conf..214G

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Scientific activity

• Senior Researcher in IES 9-007 "Dr. Salvador Calafat" , Gral. Alvear, Mendoza, Argentina
• Collaborator in the project of Stellar Variability in our Galaxy  CONIDA, Perú (2001-2003).
• Visiting Professor Physical Sciences Faculty- Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Perú
• Past-President of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
• Past Publications Editor of Liga Iberoamericana de Astronomía (LIADA): Universo & La Red (1999-2004)
• International Editor Boletim SuperNovas, Brazil 
• Scientific Director of  Instituto Copérnico
• Honoray member Asociación Santafesina de Astronomía, Santa fe, Argentina; Centro de Estudios Astronómicos, Mar del Plata, Argentina; Asociación de Astronomía Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

See the distinctions obtained.

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Some books published

• "El Cielo Austral", 2013. (in preparation)
• "Estrellas y Matemática", Ediciones Kaicron, Buenos Aires, 2012. ISBN 978-987-1758-16-6 http://www.kaicron.com.ar/paginas/astronomia/estrellasymatematica.htm
• "Una introducción a la Estadística", IES 9-007, 2004.
• "Ciencia y Sociedad" Instituto Copérnico Editor, Buenos Aires, 1993.
• "Estrellas Variables" Equipo Sirius S.A., Madrid, 1990.  ADS BIBCODE 1988esva.book.....    http://www.equiposirius.com/catalogo/libros/estrellas-variables-n13.html
• "Temas de Cosmología Moderna" Rueda y Brachet-Cota Editores, Buenos Aires, 1983.

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