Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1995-05-11
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
uuencoded compressed PostScript, 12 pages with 2 figures included, Invited review for Proceedings of IAU Coll. #155 "Astrophys
Scientific paper
Until very recently the physical mechanism driving oscillations in $\beta$~Cep and other early type stars has been a mystery. The breakthrough came with the publication of new OPAL and OP opacity data. Model calculations with the new opacities have demonstrated that the pulsations are driven by the familiar $\kappa$-mechanism, acting in the metal opacity bump at $T \approx 2 \times 10^5$K. The mechanism excites the low order $p$- and $g$-modes in the upper part of the instability strip and the high order $g$-modes in the lower part of the strip. The theoretical instability domains agree well with the observed domains of the $\beta$~Cep and the SPB stars. In this review I present these recent theoretical results and discuss their consequences for our understanding of B stars pulsations.
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