Chaotic pulsations in stellar models

Conference · Sat Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1990 · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences; (USA)

OSTI ID:5760019

Buchler, J R ^[1]

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1. Florida Univ., Gainesville (USA)

The irregular behavior of large-amplitude pulsating stars undergoing radial oscillations is examined theoretically, with a focus on hydrodynamic simulations of the W Virginis population II Cepheids (stars which show both regular and RV Tau characteristics). Sequences of models are constructed as one-parameter families (with luminosity, mass, and composition fixed and Teff as the control parameter) and analyzed to derive a systematic map of the bifurcation set; i.e., of the possible types of pulsations. The results are presented graphically, and it is shown that both cascades of period doubling (via destabilization of an overtone through a half-integer-type resonance) and tangent bifurcation are possible routes to chaos in these systems, depending on the stellar parameters. The general robustness of the chaotic behavior and the existence of a 'chaotic blue edge' in stellar-parameter space are demonstrated. 55 refs.

• OSTI ID: 5760019
• Report Number(s): CONF-8910308--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences; (USA) Journal Volume: 617
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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