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Christy, R. F.

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The Hertzsprung progression in Cepheid calculations

The Hertzsprung bump in Cepheid models has been studied for models of a wide range of mass (M), radius (R), and effective temperature (T sub e). This study showed that the delay of the bump (in days) measured from the time of minimum radius preceding the bump by one plus period is dependent only on M and R and not on T sub e. Over a range of models from M/M solar mass approximately 0.5 and R/R solar radius = 10 to M/M solar mass = 13 and R/R solar radius = 160, the delay of the bump (in days) is approximately proportional to the radius. This is consistent with a picture that the bump results from an acoustic signal that traverses the star from the ionization zone into the center and out again to the surface. The bump and other nonlinear phenomena has been studied over a series of Cepheid models from a period of less than one day to a period of 150 days. The results show characteristic changes in amplitude and in the appearance of bumps and are in good correspondence to actual Cepheids. The masses in this series are, however, characteristically lower than evolutionary masses.

Christy, R. F.

Cepheid variables and the Magellanic Clouds.

The Magellanic Cloud variables differ from variables in the Galaxy by the number of variables at different periods, by the period-amplitude relation, and by the mean color. Schematic evolutionary tracks are used to demonstrate how a proposed difference between Galactic evolution and Small Magellanic Cloud evolution might be responsible for the observed mean colors and frequencies of occurrence of cepheid variables with different periods. The frequency of short-period cep heids is seen to be a very sensitive indicator of some, not yet fully understood, aspect of abundances. It is demonstrated that the characteristic second-bump feature appearing in the light curves of cepheids with the period range from 7 to 15 days can be used to determine stellar mass and radius on the basis of calculations of interior motions.-

Christy, R. F.

The dynamics of variable stars.

Cepheid variable stars dynamics, analyzing spherical hydrodynamics and radiation diffusion equations as initial value problem

Christy, R. F.

The theory of Cepheid variability.

Nonlinear methods application to Cepheid pulsation variables theory for determinations of mass, luminosity, radius and helium content

Christy, R. F.

Pulsation models of Delta Cephei and Eta Aquilae.

Computation method used in pulsation of Lyrae models extended to models of Cepheid variables, noting instability of appropriate period, mass size, luminosity and velocity curves

MATHEMATICAL MODEL

A study of pulsation in RR Lyrae models.

Nonlinear calculations of intermediate amplitude to analyze stability of pulsating stars of varying composition, mass, luminosity, etc, using numerical integration of motion equations

STELLAR MASS

Pulsation theory.

Pulsation in cepheid instability strip in H-R DIAGRAM, giving equations for spherically symmetric motion

BINARY STAR