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The gravity oscillations of white dwarf stars
The numerical investigation of the oscillations of white dwarfs which is discussed below was begun at the suggestion of Professor Warner soon after the discovery of periodic variations in several cataclysmic variables. Its completion within a reasonable time was greatly helped by the availability of...
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| author | Brickhill, Anthony John |
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| description | The numerical investigation of the oscillations of white dwarfs which is discussed below was begun at the suggestion of Professor Warner soon after the discovery of periodic variations in several cataclysmic variables. Its completion within a reasonable time was greatly helped by the availability of a computer program for the solution of the equations governing the structure of white dwarf stars provided by Dr W. B. Hubbard. Although the program could not be used in the original form for the present investigation, where the accuracy of the outer layers is critical, it provided an invaluable starting point and the coding of the equation of state of the core was used in an almost unaltered form. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/16465 The gravity oscillations of white dwarf stars Brickhill, Anthony John Warner, Brian Astronomy The numerical investigation of the oscillations of white dwarfs which is discussed below was begun at the suggestion of Professor Warner soon after the discovery of periodic variations in several cataclysmic variables. Its completion within a reasonable time was greatly helped by the availability of a computer program for the solution of the equations governing the structure of white dwarf stars provided by Dr W. B. Hubbard. Although the program could not be used in the original form for the present investigation, where the accuracy of the outer layers is critical, it provided an invaluable starting point and the coding of the equation of state of the core was used in an almost unaltered form. 2016-01-20T12:52:25Z 2016-01-20T12:52:25Z 1974 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16465 eng application/pdf Department of Astronomy Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Astronomy Brickhill, Anthony John The gravity oscillations of white dwarf stars |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The gravity oscillations of white dwarf stars |
| title_full | The gravity oscillations of white dwarf stars |
| title_fullStr | The gravity oscillations of white dwarf stars |
| title_full_unstemmed | The gravity oscillations of white dwarf stars |
| title_short | The gravity oscillations of white dwarf stars |
| title_sort | gravity oscillations of white dwarf stars |
| topic | Astronomy |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16465 |
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