A golden age for stellar evolution and evolutionary grids

A golden age for stellar evolution and evolutionary grids - Commentary on: Schaller G., Schaerer D., Meynet G., and Maeder A., 1992, A\&AS, 96, 269

Model grids represent the basis for an enormous number of astrophysical studies and are a valuable help in many fields. The paper “New grids of stellar models from 0.8 to 120 M at Z = 0.020 and Z = 0.001”, by Schaller, Schaerer, Meynet, & Maeder, has had a strong impact reaching by today (April 14 2009) a total of 1900 citations in the (incomplete) ADS Citation database. What are the reasons fo...

Grids of stellar evolution models for asteroseismology

In this paper we present a grid of stellar evolution models, computed with an up-to-date physical description of the internal structure, using the Code d’Évolution Stellaire Adaptatif et Modulaire (CESAM). The evolutionary sequences span from the pre-main sequence to the beginning of the Red Giant Branch and cover an interval of mass typical for low and intermediate mass stars. The chemical com...

Grids of stellar evolution models for asteroseismology (CESAM + POSC)

In this paper we present a grid of stellar evolution models, computed with an up-to-date physical description of the internal structure, using the Code d’Évolution Stellaire Adaptatif et Modulaire (CESAM). The evolutionary sequences span from the pre-main sequence to the beginning of the Red Giant Branch and cover an interval of mass typical for low and intermediate mass stars. The chemical com...

Evolutionary Grids of Interacting Stellar Binaries Containing Neutron Star Accretors

High-performance computing has enabled astrophysicists to carry out detailed calculations of enormously complex systems. In this paper we describe the implementation of one such calculation involving the evolution of close, interacting binary stellar systems. In particular, we examine the evolution of systems containing an ordinary low-mass star that is being cannibalized by its compact compani...

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