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Models of White Dwarfs, Radial Pulsations and Vibrational Stability

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White Dwarfs

Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union/Union Astronomical International ((IAUS,volume 42))

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We have computed a set of models of white dwarfs. The equation of state is the Chandrasekhar (1939) one corrected by Salpeter (1961). It takes into account both the interactions between particles and the effect of non-zero temperature.

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Vauclair, G. (1971). Models of White Dwarfs, Radial Pulsations and Vibrational Stability. In: Luyten, W.J. (eds) White Dwarfs. International Astronomical Union/Union Astronomical International, vol 42. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-3081-6_21

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