KnowraMira variableLinked fromLinked fromThe 15 pages that link to Mira variable, each with the reason it gives.All 15Broader topic 6Related 4Compared with 5Standard candleBroader topic: Its period–luminosity relation enables distance estimates in nearby galaxies.Asymptotic giant branchBroader topic: Many branch stars show large-amplitude pulsations that identify them as Mira variables.Stellar pulsationBroader topic: Mira stars illustrate how pulsation in an expanded giant can drive strong brightness and radius changes.Circumstellar envelopeBroader topic: Mira variables often lose mass through dense winds that form extended envelopes.MiraBroader topic: Mira gives this subgroup of long-period variables its name.Kappa mechanismBroader topic: Opacity-related pulsation physics helps explain its repeated expansion and contraction.