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Numerical calculations have been carried out for the dynamics of model atmospheres for Miras and for related pulsating variables. The model atmosphere is driven at its inner boundary in a way simulating the pulsations generated in the stellar interior. The response of the stellar atmosphere has been studied for a wide range of stellar parameters and with various assumptions about the physical processes involved. Mass loss results from a complex interplay of atmospheric extension and heating by shocks, thermal effects of finite relaxation rates, and radiation pressure on dust.
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Bowen, G.H., Beach, T.E. (1987). Mira Atmospheres: Dynamical Structure and Mass Loss Mechanisms. In: Kwok, S., Pottasch, S.R. (eds) Late Stages of Stellar Evolution. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 132. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3813-7_42
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