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Asteroseismic constraints on the OPAL opacity interpolation

Astrophysics 2009-11-13 v1

Abstract

The frequency difference between a model used only two-point interpolation of opacity and a model used piecewise linear interpolation of opacity is of the order of several microHertz at a certain stage, which is almost 10 times worse than the observational precision of p-modes of solar-like stars. Therefore, the two-point interpolation of opacity is unsuitable in modelling of solar-like stars with element diffusion.

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@article{arxiv.0806.0927,
  title  = {Asteroseismic constraints on the OPAL opacity interpolation},
  author = {W. M. Yang and M. Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0806.0927},
  year   = {2009}
}

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2 pages, 1 figure; to appear in the Proceedings of IAU Symp. 252 "The Art of Modelling Stars in the 21st Century", Sanya, China, 6th-11th April 2008, (L. Deng, K.L. Chan & C. Chiosi, eds.)

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