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The solution of the partial differential equation describing the ‘non-isentropic’ oscillations of a star in thermal imbalance has been obtained in terms of asymptotic expansions up to the first order in the parameterII/t s, whereII is the adiabatic pulsation period for the fundamental mode andt s , a secular time scale of the order of the Kelvin-Helmholtz time. Use has been made of the zeroth order ‘isentopic’ solution derived in I.
The solution obtained allows one to derive unambiguously a general integral expression for the coefficient of vibrational stability for arbitrary stellar models in thermal imbalance.
The physical interpretation of this stability coefficient is discussed and its generality and its simplicity are stressed.
Application to some simple analytic stellar models in homologous and nonhomologous contraction enables one to recover, in a more straightforward manner, results obtained by Coxet al. (1973). Aizenman and Cox (1974) and Davey (1974).
Finally, we emphasize that the inclusion of the effects of thermal imbalance in the stability calculations of realistic evolutionary sequences of stellar models, not considered up to now by the other authors, is quite easy and straightforward with the simple formula derived here.
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Demaret, J. Vibrational stability of stars in thermal imbalance: A solution in terms of asymptotic expansions. Astrophys Space Sci 33, 189–213 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00646018
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