Stellar Astrophysics
Planetary Sciences
Cosmology
Extragalactic Astrophysics
Theoretical & Computational Astrophysics
Galactic Evolution
Theory Group : Stellar Astrophysics : Asteroseismology
Helioseismology
Asteroseismology of White Dwarfs
Pawan Kumar, Mike Montgomery, Don Winget
 | Professor Research Interests Gamma-ray bursts; helioseismology; binary stars; tidal interaction; accretion disks; cosmology. Group Areas | |
 | Research Scientist Research Interests Pulsation and seismology of white dwarf stars, nonlinear light curve modeling, numerical and theoretical studies of convection, evolution of white dwarf stars, constitutive physics of white dwarfs (crystallization, diffusion), Science Director of Whole Earth Telescope. Group Areas | |
 | Professor Research Interests Theory and observation: cosmochronology; evolution of the Milky Way; late stages of stellar evolution; stellar pulsations; white dwarf stars as dark matter detectors; the Whole Earth Telescope. Group Areas | |
Surface brightness changes for the DBV GD 358, according to the non- linear convection/pulsation models of Montgomery (2007). The left side shows the position in the observed light (flux) corresponding to the surface brightness changes modelled on the right (intensity).
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Pulsating White Dwarf Stars and Precision Asteroseismology astro-ph