Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Sep 1977
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1977apj...216..784w&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 216, Sept. 15, 1977, p. 784-790.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Angular Momentum, Pulsars, Stellar Rotation, Variable Stars, White Dwarf Stars, Chromosphere, Fourier Analysis, Harmonic Oscillation, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Structure
Scientific paper
The multiperiodic behavior clearly evident after Fourier analysis of many DA white-dwarf light curves is interpreted as arising from outbursts whose timing is regulated by the rotation and oscillation of the star. A model is proposed on the basis of three main assumptions: (1) a broad array of g-mode oscillations is taking place all the time in DA white-dwarf variables; (2) slow rotation permits most of the g-modes to couple and form a small group of nonlinear modes, each characterized by one of the indices of the spherical harmonic functions involved; and (3) the observed brightenings of the star are produced by upwelling of convection on a large horizontal scale when the antinodes of the nonlinear oscillation patterns periodically rotate into alignment and cause a temporary local enhancement of energy per unit volume. This model is used to match precisely almost every strong periodicity observed in the complex light curves of the DA white dwarfs G207-9, G38-29, G29-38, and HL Tau 76. If the model has been applied correctly, the results indicate that all four of these variables are rotating slowly with periods in the range from 250 to 500 sec.
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