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Pre-main-sequence Lithium Depletion

Astrophysics 2015-12-09 v1

Abstract

In this review I briefly discuss the theory of pre-main-sequence (PMS) Li depletion in low-mass (0.075<M<1.2 Msun) stars and highlight those uncertain parameters which lead to substantial differences in model predictions. I then summarise observations of PMS stars in very young open clusters, clusters that have just reached the ZAMS and briefly highlight recent developments in the observation of Li in very low-mass PMS stars.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0411111,
  title  = {Pre-main-sequence Lithium Depletion},
  author = {R. D. Jeffries},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0411111},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

8 pages, invited review at "Chemical abundances and mixing in stars in the Milky Way and its satellites", eds. L. Pasquini, S. Randich. ESO Astrophysics Symposium (Springer-Verlag)