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Asteroseismology of bright stars with well-determined properties from parallax measurements and interferometry can yield precise stellar ages and meaningful constraints on the composition. We substantiate this claim with an updated…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-05 Travis S. Metcalfe , Orlagh L. Creevey , Guy R. Davies

Asteroseismic modelling of the internal structure of main-sequence stars born with a convective core has so far been based on homogeneous analyses of space photometric Kepler light curves of 4 years duration, to which most often incomplete…

Abstract abridged. Eclipsing binary systems provide the opportunity to measure the fundamental parameters of their component stars in a stellar-model-independent way. This makes them ideal candidates for testing and calibrating theories of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-12 Luc W. IJspeert , Andrew Tkachenko , Cole Johnston , Andrej Prša , Mark A. Wells , Conny Aerts

The majority of fast millisecond pulsars are in binary systems, so that any periodic signal they emit is modulated by both Doppler and relativistic effects. Here we show how well-established binary models can be used to account for these…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Matthew Pitkin , Graham Woan

In addition to its great potential for characterizing extra-solar planetary systems the Kepler mission is providing unique data on stellar oscillations. A key aspect of Kepler asteroseismology is the application to solar-like oscillations…

Continuous and precise space-based photometry has made it possible to measure the orbital frequency modulation of pulsating stars in binary systems with extremely high precision over long time spans. Frequency modulation caused by binary…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-19 Hiromoto Shibahashi , Donald W. Kurtz , Simon J. Murphy

\Kepler has revolutionised our understanding of both exoplanets and their host stars. Asteroseismology is a valuable tool in the characterisation of stars and \Kepler is an excellent observing facility to perform asteroseismology. Here we…

The Kepler space telescope yielded unprecedented data for the study of solar-like oscillations in other stars. The large samples of multi-year observations posed an enormous data analysis challenge that has only recently been surmounted.…

Owing to the remarkable photometric precision of space observatories like Kepler, stellar and planetary systems beyond our own are now being characterized en masse for the first time. These characterizations are pivotal for endeavors such…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-04-03 Earl P. Bellinger , George C. Angelou , Saskia Hekker , Sarbani Basu , Warrick Ball , Elisabeth Guggenberger

Eclipsing binaries are vital for directly determining stellar parameters without reliance on models or scaling relations. Spectroscopically derived parameters of detached and semi-detached binaries allow us to determine component masses…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-15 Rachel A. Matson , Douglas R. Gies , Zhao Guo , Stephen J. Williams

Asteroseismic binaries are two oscillating stars detected in a single light curve. These systems provide robust constraints on stellar models from the combination of dynamical and asteroseismical stellar parameters. Predictions suggested…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-09 Jeong Yun Choi , Francisca Espinoza-Rojas , Quentin Coppée , Saskia Hekker

Asteroseismology involves probing the interiors of stars and quantifying their global properties, such as radius and age, through observationsof normal modes of oscillation. The technical requirements for conducting asteroseismology include…

We investigate how isochrones computed with different input physics and initial conditions affect the age dating of the open cluster NGC 6866, and compare the results with asteroseismic ages derived from Kepler photometry. Using Gaia DR3…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-06 Haotian Wang , Gang Li , Dario J. Fritzewski , Timothy Van Reeth , Conny Aerts

In this review paper, we summarise the goals of asteroseismic studies of close binary stars. We first briefly recall the basic principles of asteroseismology, and highlight how the binarity of a star can be an asset, but also a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Conny Aerts

Overcontact binary stars are systems of two stars where the component stars are in contact with each other. This implies that they share a common envelope of gas. In this work we seek signatures of nonlinearity and chaos in these stars by…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2019-04-02 Sandip V. George , R. Misra , G. Ambika

Many stars exhibit stellar pulsations, favoring them for asteroseismic analyses. Interpreting the oscillations requires some knowledge of the oscillation mode geometry (spherical degree, radial and azimuthal orders). The delta Scuti stars…

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Using asteroseismic data from the Kepler satellite, we explore the systematic uncertainties arising from changes in the input physics used when constructing evolution models of solar-type stars. We assess the impact of including atomic…

Binary compact objects will be among the important sources for the future space-based gravitational wave detectors. Such binary compact objects include stellar massive binary black hole, binary neutron star, binary white dwarf and mixture…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-06-21 Li-Fang Li , Zhoujian Cao

The unparalleled photometric data obtained by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope has led to improved understanding of red-giant stars and binary stars. We discuss the characterization of known eccentric system, containing a solar-like…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-23 P. G. Beck , K. Hambleton , J. Vos , T. Kallinger , R. A. Garcia , S. Mathur , K. Houmani

Red-giant stars are an incredible source of information for testing models of stellar evolution, as asteroseismology has opened up a window into their interiors. Such insights are a direct result of the unprecedented data from space…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-15 Patrick Gaulme , Jean Mc Keever , Meredith L. Rawls , Jason Jackiewicz , Benoit Mosser , Joyce Guzik