Solar-like oscillations

Solar-like oscillations

The term solar-like oscillations refers to oscillations in other stars that are excited in the same way as those in the Sun, namely by convection in its outer layers.

ee also

* asteroseismology
* helioseismology
* variable stars
* Procyon
* Space missions: COROT, MOST, WIRE space mission

External links

* [http://whome.phys.au.dk/~jcd/oscilnotes/ "Lecture Notes on Stellar Oscillations"] published by J. Christensen-Dalsgaard (Aarhus University, Denmark)


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