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Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Travis S. Metcalfe

Determining the physical characteristics of a star is an inverse problem consisting in estimating the parameters of models for the stellar structure and evolution, knowing certain observable quantities. We use a Bayesian approach to solve…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 M. Bazot , S. Bourguignon , J. Christensen-Dalsgaard

This study develops a robust framework for exoplanet characterization by leveraging asteroseismic constraints on host stars. Using precise photometric data from missions such as \textit{Kepler} and \textit{TESS}, we derive stellar…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-27 Wen-Xu Lin , Sheng-Bang Qian , Li-Ying Zhu , Wen-Ping Liao , Fu-Xing Li , Xiang-Dong Shi , Lin-Jia Li , Er-Gang Zhao

Asteroseismology is well-established in astronomy as the gold standard for determining precise and accurate fundamental stellar properties like masses, radii, and ages. Several tools have been developed for asteroseismic analyses but many…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-09-08 Ashley Chontos , Daniel Huber , Maryum Sayeed , Pavadol Yamsiri

The advent of space-based observatories such as CoRoT and Kepler has enabled the testing of our understanding of stellar evolution on thousands of stars. Evolutionary models typically require five input parameters, the mass, initial Helium…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-09-07 Kuldeep Verma , Shravan Hanasoge , Jishnu Bhattacharya , H M Antia , Ganapathy Krishnamurthi

Asteroseismology has been extremely successful in determining the properties of stars in different evolutionary stages with a remarkable level of precision. However, to fully exploit its potential, robust methods for estimating stellar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 V. Silva Aguirre , L. Casagrande , S. Basu , T. L. Campante , W. J. Chaplin , D. Huber , A. Miglio , A. M. Serenelli , KASC WG#1

Asteroseismology with the Kepler space telescope is providing not only an improved characterization of exoplanets and their host stars, but also a new window on stellar structure and evolution for the large sample of solar-type stars in the…

The interpretation of observations of atomic and molecular tracers in the galactic and extragalactic interstellar medium (ISM) requires comparisons with state-of-the-art astrophysical models to infer some physical conditions. Usually, ISM…

Massive stars play a fundamental role in galactic evolution through their strong stellar winds, chemical enrichment, and feedback mechanisms. Accurate modelling of their atmospheres and winds is critical for understanding their physical…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-06 I. Araya , M. Curé , N. Machuca , R. O. J. Venero , S. Cuéllar , C. Arcos , L. S. Cidale

Over the past 30 years, numerous large-scale photometric astronomical surveys have been conducted, including SDSS, Pan-STARRS, Gaia,2MASS, WISE, and others. These surveys provide extensive photometric measurements that can be used to infer…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-03 Mateusz Kapusta

We develop a novel method based on machine learning principles to achieve optimal initiation of CPU-intensive computations for forward asteroseismic modeling in a multi-D parameter space. A deep neural network is trained on a precomputed…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2019-08-29 Luc Hendriks , Conny Aerts

Asteroseismology is a powerful tool for probing stellar interiors and determining stellar fundamental parameters. In previous works, $\chi^2$-minimization method is usually used to find the best matching model to characterize observations.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-02-17 Tao Wu , Yan Li

Asteroseismology, i.e. the study of the internal structures of stars via their global oscillations, is a valuable tool to obtain stellar parameters such as mass, radius, surface gravity and mean density. These parameters can be obtained…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 S. Hekker , Y. Elsworth , S. Basu , A. Mazumdar , V. Silva Aguirre , W. J. Chaplin

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

Asteroseismology has the capability of delivering stellar properties which would otherwise be inaccessible, such as radii, masses and thus ages of stars. When coupling this information with classical determinations of stellar parameters,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Luca Casagrande

Accurately measuring stellar ages and internal structures is challenging, but the inclusion of asteroseismic observables can substantially improve precision. However, the curse of dimensionality means this comes at a high computational cost…

Machine learning (ML) has the potential to revolutionize a wide range of research areas and industries, but many ML projects never progress past the proof-of-concept stage. To address this issue, we introduce Model Share AI (AIMS), an…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-09-28 Heinrich Peters , Michael Parrott

Space-based projects are providing a wealth of high-quality asteroseismic data, including frequencies for a large number of stars showing solar-like oscillations. These data open the prospect for precise determinations of key stellar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 P. -O. Quirion , J. Christensen-Dalsgaard , T. Arentoft

The internal working of low-mass stars is of great significance to both the study of stellar structure and the history of the Milky Way. Asteroseismology has the power to directly sense the internal structure of stars and allows for the…