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The opacity project — A review

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The aims and methods of the international collaboration known as the Opacity Project are described. Results from all aspects of the work are presented, culminating in pulsation models for Cepheid variables which are in agreement with observation.

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Butler, K. (1992). The opacity project — A review. In: Heber, U., Jeffery, C.S. (eds) The Atmospheres of Early-Type Stars. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 401. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-55256-1_334

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