The spectacular data delivered by NASA's {\it Kepler} mission have not only boosted the discovery of planets orbiting other stars, but they have opened a window on the inner workings of the stars themselves. For the study of the RR Lyrae stars, Kepler has led to a breakthrough. To date, over 50 RR Lyrae stars are known in the Kepler field. They are studied within the RR Lyrae/Cepheid working group of the Kepler Asteroseismic Science Consortium (KASC). This paper highlights some of the most interesting results on RR Lyrae stars obtained through Kepler so far.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1310.0542,
title = {RR Lyrae Studies with Kepler},
author = {Katrien Kolenberg},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.0542},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
Presented at the "40 Years of Variable Stars: A Celebration of Contributions by Horace A. Smith" conference (arXiv:1310.0149). 7 pages, 1 figure