Influence of the atmospheric composition on the structure of a white dwarf of .45 solar mass

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Atmospheric Composition, Stellar Atmospheres, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Structure, White Dwarf Stars, Astronomical Models, Helium, Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, Hydrogen, Stellar Envelopes, Temperature Distribution

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Evolutionary sequences for a helium white dwarf of 0.45 solar mass with different chemical compositions of the external layers have been computed. The loci of equal central temperature are shown in the H-R diagram. Variations of about 0.05 in the logarithm of luminosity and of about 0.03 in the logarithm of effective temperature are found for models with the same central temperature and pure-helium or hydrogen-risk external layers constituting 2 per cent of the total mass. It is concluded that mixing of a surface hydrogen layer with the helium core, due to the sinking of convection at low effective temperatures, cannot be studied by means of static models.

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