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Vibrational Instabilities and Pulsational Properties of Cool White Dwarfs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

W. Dziembowski*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Abstract

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Attention is focused on those aspects of the theory that may be relevant in understanding the nature of ZZ Ceti-type variable white dwarfs. Recent calculations show that the opacity mechanism can drive a large variety of oscillation modes, including the ones that fit observed periods. An estimate of nonlinear effects shows that resonant mode coupling plays a dominant role in determining the finite amplitude behaviour of oscillations and is also probably responsible for rapid amplitude changes observed in these variables.

Type
Colloquium Session VI
Copyright
Copyright © The University of Rochester 1979

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