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Accuracy tests for the computation of solar models

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Challenges to Theories of the Structure of Moderate-Mass Stars

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics ((LNP,volume 388))

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We discuss the choice of the difference scheme and of the variables. We also show that a slight modification to the usual difference method allows a significant increase of the accuracy and the computation of, a solar model with a reasonable number of meshpoints.

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Douglas Gough Juri Toomre

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Gabriel, M. (1991). Accuracy tests for the computation of solar models. In: Gough, D., Toomre, J. (eds) Challenges to Theories of the Structure of Moderate-Mass Stars. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 388. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-54420-8_50

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