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Red Giant evolution and specific problems

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2015-06-12 v1

Abstract

In spite of the great effort made in the last decades to improve our understanding of stellar evolution, significant uncertainties still remain due to our poor knowledge of some complex physical processes that still require an empirical calibration, such as the efficiency of convective heat transport and interior mixing. Here we will review the impact of these uncertainties on the evolution of red giant stars.

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@article{arxiv.1301.7687,
  title  = {Red Giant evolution and specific problems},
  author = {Alessandro Bressan and Paola Marigo and Leo Girardi and Ambra Nanni and Stefano Rubele},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.7687},
  year   = {2015}
}

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Presented at the 40th Li\`ege International Astrophysical Colloquium "Ageing low mass stars: from red giants to white dwarfs". Li\`ege, July 9-13 2012

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