High-Precision Equation-of-State Formalisms for Solar and Stellar Modeling

For solar and stellar modeling, a high‐quality equation of state is crucial. In addition, however, helioseismic and asteroseismic observations put constraints on the physical formalisms. Thus they effectively turn the Sun and the stars into laboratories for dense plasmas. Currently, the main astroph...

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Published in:Contributions to plasma physics (1988) 2011-05, Vol.51 (4), p.328-332
Main Author: Däppen, Werner
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Equation of state
Stars: evolution
Sun: helioseismology
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Summary:For solar and stellar modeling, a high‐quality equation of state is crucial. In addition, however, helioseismic and asteroseismic observations put constraints on the physical formalisms. Thus they effectively turn the Sun and the stars into laboratories for dense plasmas. Currently, the main astrophysical beneficiary of a good equation of state is the seismic determination of the chemical composition of the interior of the Sun and stars (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
ISSN:0863-1042
1521-3986
DOI:10.1002/ctpp.201010121