The g-modes of white dwarfs

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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Astrophysics, Stellar Luminosity, Variable Stars, White Dwarf Stars, Adiabatic Equations, Degeneration, Equations Of Motion, Isothermal Processes, Periodic Variations, Rayleigh-Ritz Method, Stellar Mass, Stellar Models, Stellar Temperature

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The neutral g-modes of a degenerate fluid at zero temperature are analyzed. The g-modes of a degenerate fluid at finite but small temperatures are then expanded in terms of those of the zero temperature fluid. For nonrelativistic degenerate fluids it is found that (1) the g-eigenvalues are proportional to T mu(6)sub e mu(-1)sub i, where T is the internal temperature of the fluid, mue and mui are the mean molecular weights of electrons and ions, respectively; (2) the ion pressure is solely responsible for driving the g-modes. For white dwarfs of about a solar mass, the periods of the g-oscillations are in the range of a few hundredths of seconds.

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