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9780521850186

The A-Star Puzzle (IAU S224)

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  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-04-25
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Summary

Over the last few decades, nuclear processes, radiation transfer, opacities and many other important physical processes have been incorporated in the modelling of stars. As knowledge of these processes has advanced, it has become clear that other associated physical processes are not well understood. This volume investigates these processes, focusing on convection, diffusion, rotation, and magnetic fields. It is a valuable resource for researchers in the field of stellar astrophysics, and graduate students.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
Organizing committee xiii
Conference photograph xiv
Conference participants xvi
Dedication xviii
Section A. Normal A-Stars
Werner W. Weiss
IR: The physical properties of normal A-stars
1(12)
S.J. Adelman
IR: Standard model atmospheres and non-LTE effects
13(10)
J. Kubat
D. Korcakova
CP: NLTE wind models of A supergiants
23(6)
J. Krticka
J. Kubat
CP: Stellar model atmospheres with magnetic line blanketing
29(6)
S. Khan
O. Kochukhov
D. Shulyak
CP: A spectral study of Vega: A rapidly-rotating pole-on star
35(8)
G. Hill
A.F. Gulliver
S.J. Adelman
Panel discussion A
43(4)
S.J. Adelman
Section B. Stellar Evolution, Rotation, Binarity
Nikolay Piskunov
IR: Stellar evolution
47(12)
A. Noels
J. Montalban
C. Maceroni
IP: Mass loss, meridional circulation and turbulence in contemporary stellar evolution models
59(10)
S. Talon
IP: Pre-Main-Sequence A-type stars
69(12)
M. Marconi
F. Palla
Binarity as a tool for determining the physical properties and evolutionary aspects of A-stars
81(8)
M. Yildiz
CP: Effective mass: A new concept in stellar astrophysics based on the internal rotation, and its place in the A- and B-star puzzle
89(6)
M. Yildiz
CP: First signatures of strong differential rotation in A-type stars
95(8)
A. Reiners
F. Royer
CP: Magnetorotational instability in Ap star envelopes
103(6)
R. Arlt
CP: Rotational velocity distributions of A-type stars
109(6)
F. Royer
J. Zorec
A.E. Gomez
Panel discussion B
115(4)
A. Noels
J. Montalban
C. Maceroni
Section C. Convection in Stars
J.D. Landstreet
IR: Convection in stars
119(12)
F. Kupka
IP: Observations of convection in A-type stars
131(8)
B. Smalley
IP: Numerical simulations of convection in A-stars
139(10)
B. Freytag
M. Steffen
CP: Simulations of core convection and resulting dynamo action in rotating A-type stars
149(6)
M.K. Browning
A.S Brun
J. Toomre
CP: 3D-simulation of the outer convection-zone of an A-star
155(6)
R. Trampedach
CP: Thermohaline convection and metallic fingers in polluted stars
161(6)
S. Vauclair
Panel discussion C
167(6)
F. Kupka
Section D. Diffusion as the Mechanism of Element Segregation
C.R. Cowley
IR: Atomic diffusion in stellar surfaces and interiors
173(12)
G. Michaud
IP: Diffusion in magnetic fields
185(8)
G. Alecian
IP: Modelling of stratified atmospheres of CP-stars
193(8)
F. LeBlanc
D. Monin
CP: Multicomponent stellar winds and chemical peculiarity in A stars
201(8)
J. Krticka
J. Kubat
CP: Abundances of A/F and Am/Fm stars in open clusters as constraints to self-consistent models including transport processes
209(6)
R. Monier
O. Richard
CP: Surface abundances of Am stars as a constraint on rotational mixing
215(6)
O. Richard
S. Talon
G. Michaud
Panel discussion D
221(4)
G. Michaud
Section E. Magnetic Fields
S. Bagnulo
IR: Magnetic fields of A-type stars
225(10)
G. Mathys
IP: Stellar magnetic fields: the view from the ground and from space
235(10)
G.A. Wade
IP: Magnetic fields in A stars
245(8)
D. Moss
CP: Vertical and horizontal abundance structures of the roAp star HD 24712
253(6)
T. Luftinger
O. Kochukhov
T. Ryabchikova
I. Ilyin
W. W. Weiss
Panel discussion E
259(6)
G. Mathys
Section F. Chemically Peculiar Stars
D. W. Kurtz
IR: The CP Stars, an overview: Then and now
265(18)
C.R. Cowley
D.J. Bord
IP: Observations of magnetic CP stars
283(8)
T. Ryabchikova
IP: Observations of nonmagnetic CP stars: crossing boundaries
291(10)
G.M. Wahlgren
CP: A search for SB2 systems among selected Am binaries
301(6)
I.Kh. Iliev
M. Fenovcik
J. Budaj
J. Ziznovsky
J. Zverko
I. Barzova
I. Stateva
CP: The variable light curves of some mCP stars
307(8)
D.M. Pyper
S.J. Adelman
CP: NLTE ionization equilibrium of Nd II and Nd III in cool A and Ap stars
315(8)
L.I. Mashonkina
T.A. Ryabchikova
A.N. Ryabtsev
Panel discussion F
323(2)
C.R. Cowley
Section G. Pulsating Variables
H. Shibahashi
IR: Pulsations of A stars
325(10)
L.A. Balona
IP: δ Scuti and γ Doradus stars
335(8)
M. Breger
IP: Some recent discoveries in roAp stars
343(10)
D.W. Kurtz
V.G. Elkin
G. Mathys
J. Riley
M.S. Cunha
H. Shibahashi
E. Kambe
CP: Pulsating pre-Main sequence stars in young open clusters
353(6)
K. Zwintz
M. Marconi
T. Kallinger
W. W. Weiss
CP: Excitation of the oscillations in roAp stars: Magnetic fields, diffusion, and winds
359(8)
M.S. Cunha
S. Theado
S. Vauclair
CP: New approaches to solve the old Blazhko puzzle in RR Lyrae stars
367(6)
K. Kolenberg
Panel discussion G
373(6)
L.A. Balona
Section H. Evolved A-Type Stars
S.J. Adelman
IR: Evolved A-type stars
379(16)
M. Parthasarathy
IP: Horizontal branch A- and B-type stars in globular clusters
395(8)
S. Mohler
IP: Blue metal-poor stars
403(8)
G. W. Preston
C. Sneden
IP: A supergiants
411(8)
N. Przybilla
F. Bresolin
K. Butler
A. Kaufer
R.P. Kudritzki
K.A. Venn
Panel discussion H
419(4)
S.J. Adelman
M. Parthasarathy
Section I. The A-Star Laboratory
F. Kupka
IR: A stars as physics laboratories
423(10)
J.D. Landstreet
IP: Diffusion and magnetic field effects on stellar surfaces
433(10)
O. Kochukhov
IP: The λ Bootis stars
443(8)
E. Paunzen
IP: A theorist's view of the A-star laboratory
451(8)
H. Shibahashi
CP: Asteroseismology and helium gradients in A-type Stars
459(6)
S. Vauclair
S. Theado
Panel discussion I
465(8)
J.D. Landstreet
Section J. Observational Challenges of A-Type Stars
G.A. Wade
IR: Observational challenges of A-type stars
473(12)
S. Bagnulo
IP: A-stars and the Virtual Observatory
485(10)
P. Padovani
Panel discussion J
495(4)
S. Bagnulo
Summary of the Symposium
499(6)
M.M. Dworetsky
List of Posters 505(6)
Author index 511(4)
Object index 515

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