White Dwarf And Pre-White Dwarf Pulsations

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2009-09

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Montgomery, M. H.

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Abstract

In this review I describe the basic properties of white dwarfs and their pulsations. I then discuss some of the areas in which the pulsations can provide meaningful results, such as internal chemical profiles, possible emission of >exotic> particles, planet detection, crystallization, convection, accretion, and cosmochronology.

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Astronomy

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white dwarfs, oscillations, equation of state, zz-ceti stars, whole earth telescope, digital sky survey, evolutionary, models, instability strip, driving mechanism, gravity modes, light, curves, asteroseismology, discovery, astronomy & astrophysics

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M. H. Montgomery. AIP Conference Proceedings 1170, 605 (Sep., 2009); doi: 10.1063/1.3246571

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http://hdl.handle.net/2152/29475

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