Abstract
The current status of the theory of non-radial oscillations of white dwarfs and hydrogen shell-burning degenerate stars, in the linear, quasi-adiabatic approximation, is reviewed. Relevant aspects of the thermal structure of such stars are summarized, and several problem areas requiring further investigation are identified. Among the most interesting and important of these are the question of the existence of g modes in white dwarfs; the nature of the excitation mechanisms for non-radial oscillations; the possibility of tidal excitation; the problem of mode-coupling between pulsations and convection; and the question of the effects of a solid, crystallizing core.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Aizenman, M.L., and Cox, J.P.: 1975, Astrophys. J. 195, 175.
Baglin, A. and Schatzman, E.: 1969, in Low Luminosity Stars (ed. by S.S. Kumar), Gordon and Breach, New York, p. 385.
Baglin, A. and Vauclair, G.: 1973, Astron. Astrophys. 27, 307.
Böhm, K-H.: 1968, Astrophys. Space Sci. 2, 375.
Böhm, K-H.: 1969, in Low Luminosity Stars (ed. by S.S. Kumar), Gordon and Breach, New York, p. 357.
Böhm, K-H.: 1970, Astrophys. J. 162, 919.
Böhm, K.-H. and Cassinelli, J.P.: 1971a, in White Dwarfs (ed. by W.J. Luyten), D. Reidel Publ. Co., Dordrecht, p. 130.
Böhm, K.-H. and Cassinelli, J.P.: 1971b, Astron. Astrophys. 12, 21.
Böhm, K.-H. and Grenfell, T.C.: 1972, Astron. Astrophys. 28, 79.
Brickhill, A.J.: 1975, preprint.
Chandrasekhar, S.: 1935, Monthly Notices Roy. Astron. Soc. 95, 207.
Chandrasekhar, S.: 1957, An Introduction to the Study of Stellar Structure, Dover Publ., Inc., New York.
Chanmugam, G.: 1972, Nature Phys. Sci. 236, 83.
Clayton, D.D.: 1968, Principles of Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York.
Cowling, T.G.: 1941, Monthly Notices Roy. Astron. Soc. 101, 368.
Cox, J.P.: 1974, unpublished lecture notes, University of Colorado.
Cox, J.P. and Giuli, R.T.: 1968, Principles of Stellar Structure, Gordon and Breach, New York, Chapter 27.
D’Antona, F. and Mazzitelli, I.: 1974, Astrophys. Space Sci. 22, 137.
D’Antona, F. and Mazzitelli, I.: 1975, Astron. Astrophys. to be published.
Denis, J.: 1972, Astron. Astrophys. 20, 151.
Faulkner, J. and Gribbin, J.R.: 1968, Nature, 218, 734.
Fitch, W.S.: 1973, Astrophys. J. 181, L95.
Fontaine, G.: 1973, Ph.D. thesis, University of Rochester.
Fontaine, G., Van Horn, H.M., Böhm, K.-H., and Grenfell, T.C.: 1974, Astrophys. J. 193, 205.
Gabriel, M., Scuflaire, R., Noels, A., and Boury, A.: 1975, Astron. Astrophys. 40, 33.
Hamada, T. and Salpeter, E.E.: 1961, Astrophys. J. 134, 683.
Hansen, C.J., Lamb, D.Q., and Van Horn, H.M.: 1975, to be published.
Hansen, J.P.: 1973, Phys. Rev. 8A, 3096.
Harper, R.V.R. and Rose, W.K.: 1970, Astrophys. J. 162, 963.
Hesser, J.E., Lasker, B.M., and Osmer, P.S.: 1974, Astrophys. J. 189, 315.
Lamb, D.Q.: 1974, Ph.D. thesis, University of Rochester.
Lamb, D.Q. and Van Horn, H.M.: 1975, Astrophys. J., in press.
Ledoux, P.: 1951, Astrophys. J. 114, 373.
Ledoux, P.: 1974, in Stellar Stability and Evolution (ed. by P. Ledoux, A. Noels, and A.W. Rodgers) D. Reidel Publ. Co., Dordrecht, p. 135.
Ledoux, P. and Walraven, Th.: 1958, Handbuch der Physik 51, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, p. 353.
Mestel, L.: 1952, Monthly Notices Roy. Astron. Soc. 112, 583.
Osaki, Y.: 1974, Astrophys. J. 189, 469.
Osaki, Y. and Hansen, C.J.: 1973, Astrophys. J, 185, 277.
Richer, H.B. and Ulrych, T.J.: 1974, Astrophys. J. 192, 719.
Savedoff, M.P., Van Horn, H.M., and Vila, S.C.: 1969, Astrophys. J. 155, 221.
Schwarzschild, M.: 1958, Structure and Evolution of the Stars, Princeton University Press, Princeton.
Smeyers, P. and Denis, J.: 1971, Astron. Astrophys. 14, 311.
Van Horn, H.M.: 1971, in White Dwarfs (ed. by W.J. Luyten), D. Reidel Publ. Co., Dordrecht, p. 97.
Warner, B.: 1973, Monthly Notices Roy. Astron. Soc. 162, 189.
Warner, B.: 1974, Monthly Notices Roy. Astron. Soc. 167, 61P.
Warner, B.: 1975, this Colloquium.
Warner, B. and Robinson, E.L.: 1972, Nature Phys. Sci. 239, 2.
Wheeler, J.C., Hansen, C.J., and Cox, J.P.: 1968, Astrophys. Letters, 2, 253.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1976 Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest
About this paper
Cite this paper
Van Horn, H.M. (1976). Non-Radial Oscillations of Degenerate Dwarfs: A Theoretical Review. In: Fitch, W.S. (eds) Multiple Periodic Variable Stars. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 60. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1175-4_14
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1175-4_14
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-010-1177-8
Online ISBN: 978-94-010-1175-4
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive