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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2016
The standing oscillation in an isothermal semi-infinite plane-parallel atmosphere has a critical frequency. The significance of critical frequency in the stellar pulsation is discussed briefly. The critical period is calculated for the cepheid instability strip. A star having relatively large radius compared with the mass should be examined by the criterion. The pulsational instability is reduced by the linear running wave.