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On Taking Mixing-Length Theory Seriously

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2018

D. O. Gough  and
E. A. Spiegel
D. O. Gough
Affiliation:
Institute of Astronomy, and Department of Applied Mathematics, and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge
E. A. Spiegel
Affiliation:
Astronomy Department, Columbia University , New York 10027, U.S.A.

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There has been progress in convection theory in the past decade, mainly in the problem of mild convection. Yet, we are still not able to cope with vigorous convection such as we face in the envelopes of late-type stars. Most astrophysicists therefore use mixing-length theory and get on with calculating their models. As this situation may continue for a while, it may be a good thing to consider what mixing-length theory really is and to see whether it can be taken seriously as a physical model for stellar convection.

Type
I. Mixing-Length Theory
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 38: Problems of Stellar Convection , 1977 , pp. 57 - 62
Copyright
Copyright © 1976

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