Process / pipelineStellar physics
Asteroseismology
Asteroseismology is the study of stellar oscillations—tiny brightness and radial velocity variations caused by sound waves resonating inside stars. Proposed by Roger Ulrich in 1970 and established as a major field by the Kepler and TESS space telescopes, asteroseismology provides unprecedented precision in determining stellar masses, ages, and internal structure.
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- Ulrich, R. K. (1970). The five-minute oscillations on the solar surface. Astrophysical Journal, 162, 993-999. DOI: 10.1086/150731 ↗
- Gilliland, R. L., et al. (1994). Observations of solar-like oscillations in the G dwarf star eta Bootis. Astrophysical Journal, 435, 385-397. DOI: 10.1086/174817 ↗
- Kjeldsen, H., & Bedding, T. R. (2008). Asteroseismology of solar-type stars. Astrophysics and Space Science, 328(1), 61-71. DOI: 10.1007/s10509-008-9877-5 ↗