Stellar Mass Loss and Pulsation

Part 2 . Pulsation , Mass Loss ,

The most direct evidence for the pulsation mode of Mira and SR variables comes from the linear diameters derived from individual parallaxes and angular diameters, together with the observed periods. The data now available strongly suggest that most, if not all, Miras and SRs pulsate in the same mode. If comparison is made with conventional models, this mode is the first overtone. Uncertainties ...

Cepheid Mass-loss and the Pulsation – Evolutionary Mass Discrepancy

I investigate the discrepancy between the evolution and pulsation masses for Cepheid variables. A number of recent works have proposed that non-canonical mass-loss can account for the mass discrepancy. This mass-loss would be such that a 5M⊙ star loses approximately 20% of its mass by arriving at the Cepheid instability strip; a 14M⊙ star, none. Such findings would pose a serious challenge to o...

8 - Stellar Pulsation and Oscillation

That some stars vary in brightness has been known from time immemorial. That this variation is the result of intrinsic changes in the star itself has been known for less than 100 years and the causes of those variations have been understood for less than 30 years. It is not a simple matter to distinguish the light variations resulting from eclipses by a companion from those caused by physical c...

The coupling between pulsation and mass loss in massive stars

To what extent can pulsational instabilities resolve the mass-loss problem of massive stars? How important is pulsation in structuring and modulating the winds of these stars? What role does pulsation play in redistributing angular momentum in massive stars? Although I cannot offer answers to these questions, I hope at the very least to explain how they come to be asked.

Conference Summary: Mass Loss from Stellar Clusters