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Pulsations in white dwarf stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2014

G. Fontaine ,
P. Bergeron ,
P. Brassard ,
S. Charpinet ,
P. Dufour ,
N. Giammichele ,
S. K. Randall  and
V. Van Grootel
G. Fontaine
Affiliation:
Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, CanadaH3C 3J7 email: [email protected]
P. Bergeron
Affiliation:
Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, CanadaH3C 3J7 email: [email protected]
P. Brassard
Affiliation:
Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, CanadaH3C 3J7 email: [email protected]
S. Charpinet
Affiliation:
CNRS, Université de Toulouse, UPS-OMP, IRAP, 14 av. E. Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
P. Dufour
Affiliation:
Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, CanadaH3C 3J7 email: [email protected]
N. Giammichele
Affiliation:
Département de Physique, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, CanadaH3C 3J7 email: [email protected]
S. K. Randall
Affiliation:
European Southern Observatory, Karl-Schwarzschild-Str. 2 85748 Garching bei München, Germany
V. Van Grootel
Affiliation:
Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique de l'Université de LiègeAllée du 6 Août 17, B-4000 Liège, Belgique
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Abstract

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We first present a brief description of the six distinct families of pulsating white dwarfs that are now known. These are all opacity-driven pulsators showing low- to mid-order, low-degree gravity modes. We then discuss some recent highlights that have come up in the field of white dwarf asteroseismology.

Keywords

stars: oscillationswhite dwarfs
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 9 , Symposium S301: Precision Asteroseismology , August 2013 , pp. 273 - 280
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2014 

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