Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Aug 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981apj...248..291s&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 248, Aug. 15, 1981, p. 291-297.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
204
Cepheid Variables, Light Curve, Stellar Oscillations, Stellar Structure, Fourier Analysis, Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, Stellar Models
Scientific paper
Fourier decompositions are performed for the V magnitude variations of a sample of 57 Cepheids ranging in period from 2 to 17 days. The coefficients have been tabulated to allow rapid reconstruction of the light curves. It is shown that combinations of the low-order coefficients quantitatively describe the progression of curve shape with period. The pulsation amplitude plays only a minor role. Sharp breaks in the progression, occurring at around 10 days, are attributed to the resonance P2/P0 = 0.5. It is suggested that the Fourier decompositions provide a straightforward method for resolving a number of controversies concerning theoretical interpretations of the Hertzsprung sequence. The paper closes with a brief discussion of three short-period stars which seem to occupy a unique position in the sample.
Lee Siu Au
Simon Norman R.
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