Convective Core Overshoot & Mass Loss in Classical Cepheids: A Solution to the Mass Discrepancy?
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
2010-11-24 v2
Abstract
We explore the role of mass loss and convective core overshoot in the evolution of Classical Cepheids. Stellar evolution models are computed with a recipe for pulsation-driven mass loss and it is found that mass loss alone is unable to account for the long-standing Cepheid mass discrepancy. However, the combination of mass loss and moderate convective core overshooting does provide a solution, bringing the amount of convective core overshooting in Cepheids closer to that found for other stars.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1011.4391,
title = {Convective Core Overshoot & Mass Loss in Classical Cepheids: A Solution to the Mass Discrepancy?},
author = {Hilding R. Neilson and Matteo Cantiello and Norbert Langer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1011.4391},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
8 pages, 3 figures. To appear in the proceedings of Cool Stars 16: 16th Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun, corrected typo in author list