Unsolved Problems in Stellar Physics: A Conference in Honor of Douglas Gough, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2-6 July 2007

, by Stancliffe, Richard J.; Dewi, Jasinta; Houdek, Gunter; Martin, Rebecca G.; Tout, Christopher A.

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ISBN: 9780735404625 | 0735404623
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Copyright: 11/26/2007

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This volume is comprised of a series of papers dealing with some of the current unsolved problems in the field of stellar physics. It is also a celebration of the many contributions that Prof. Douglas Gough has made to this subject. Topics discussed include: stars, interiors, stars: evolution, asteroseismology, helioseismology, and fluid dynamics.

A Summary of the Conference? or On Solving Unsolved Problems
Setting the Scene - A Scientific Agenda
Extra Mixing
Asteroseismology of Main-Sequence Stars: Convection and Overshooting, Diffusion and Extra-Mixing	p. 3
On Internal Gravity Waves in Low-Mass Stars	p. 15
Compulsory Deep Mixing of [superscript 3]He and CNO Isotopes on the First Giant Branch	p. 27
The DB Gap and Pulsations of White Dwarfs	p. 35
Third Dredge-up in Globular Cluster AGB Stars: Observation versus Theory	p. 43
The Century-Old R-Star Mystery	p. 51
When Stars Collide	p. 57
Numerical Simulations of Gravity Wave Driven Shear Flows in the Solar Tachocline	p. 65
Thermohaline Mixing in Low-Mass Giants: RGB and Beyond	p. 73
Carbon-Enhanced Metal-Poor Stars and Thermohaline Mixing	p. 79
Convection
Convection in Stellar Evolution Models	p. 87
Convection: A Seismological Perspective	p. 99
Surface Convection	p. 111
Observing Solar-Like Oscillations	p. 117
A Search for Pulsation in Very Low-Mass Stars and Brown Dwarfs	p. 125
The Inconstant Sun	p. 133
A New Stellar Atmosphere Grid - in 3D	p. 141
Global Models of Solar Convection	p. 149
Dynamo Action in Fully Convective Low-Mass Stars	p. 157
A Practical Model of Convective Dynamics for Stellar Involution Calculations	p. 165
Interacting Convection Zones	p. 171
Abundances and Ages
Seismic Abundance Determination in the Sun and in Stars	p. 179
Surface Abundances in FG Sge: A Test of Stellar Evolution Theory	p. 191
The Effect of a Non-Grey Surface Boundary Condition on the Evolution of Low-Mass Stare	p. 195
The Effect of Different Opacity Data and Chemical Element Mixture on the Peterson Diagram	p. 201
Evalutaion of Molecular-Dynamics Simulations for the Study of Hot Dense Coulomb Systems	p. 207
SAHA-S Equation of State in Solar Modelling and Heavy Elements Content	p. 213
On the Seismic Age of the Sun	p. 219
Reconciling Solar Interior Models and Helioseismological Data: Constraints on the Neon Content of the Sun from Nearby B Stars	p. 225
Deep Mixing in Slowly-Rotating B Dwarfs: The Possible Role Played by Magnetic Fields	p. 229
Rotation and Magnetic Fields
Solar Rotation	p. 237
Discoveries in the Atmospheres of roAp Stars	p. 249
Detection of Magnetic Field in Late-Type Stars	p. 257
Core-Crust Interaction of Toroidal Modes of Magnetized Neutron Stars	p. 263
Strong Dynamo Action in Rapidly Rotating Suns	p. 271
Convective Core Dynamos of A-Type Stars in the Presence of Fossil Magnetic Fields	p. 279
Forecasting Seismic Signatures of Stellar Magnetic Activity	p. 287
Rotating Stars Toolkit	p. 295
Confinement of the Sun's Interior Magnetic Field: Some Exact Boundary-Layer Solutions	p. 303
Solar Model Including Magnetic Fields and Rotation	p. 309
The Impact of Rotation on the Evolution of Low-Mass Stars	p. 315
Critically-Rotating Stars in Binaries - An Unsolved Problem	p. 321
Anti-Diffusive Momentum Transport and Time-Variability in the Solar Interior	p. 327
Mass Loss
Mass Loss from Low- and Intermediate-Mass Stars	p. 335
The Coupling between Pulsation and Mass Loss in Massive Stars	p. 345
Molecules and Dust Grains in AGB Stars in Nearby Galaxies - The Influence of Metallicitics	p. 357
Excavating Mass Loss History in Extended Dust Shells of Evolved Stars: The MLHES Mission Programme with the AKARI Astronomy Satellite	p. 365
An Explosive End to Intermediate-Mass Zero-Metallicity Stars and Early Universe Nucleosynthesis	p. 373
Single Star Progenitors for Type Ia Supernovae	p. 381
Mass-Loss Predictions for Hot Stars	p. 389
Mass Loss and Very Low-Metallicity Stars	p. 397
Mass Loss and Supernova Progenitors	p. 405
Long GRBs from Binary Stars: Runaway, Wolf-Rayet Progenitors	p. 413
Miscellaneous
Dipolar Stellar Oscillations in General Relativity	p. 421
Accurate Absolute Dimensions from Eclipsing Binaries: New Challenges for Stellar Physics	p. 427
Case C Mass Transfer and Long-Orbital-Period Blue Stragglers	p. 431
Semi-Empirical Determination of the Mass Distribution of Horizontal Branch Stars in M3	p. 437
A First Estimation of the Last 7000 Years of Solar Evolution	p. 443
Cool Evolved Stars as Seen by the Very Large Telescope Interferometer: Power of Infrared Spectro-Interferometry	p. 449
[gamma] Bootis: Asteroseismology with a 1-m Class Telescope	p. 455
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Unsolved Problems in Stellar Physics: A Conference in Honor of Douglas Gough, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2-6 July 2007

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