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Interior Modelling of Massive Stars in Multiple Systems

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  1. Cole Johnston

    1. Physics and Astronomy, Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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  • Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

  • Offers novel insights into the inner workings of young massive stars

  • Includes a self-contained description of statistical methodology

  • With an appendix of G-mode asteroseismology ready MESA inlists

  • Contains a list of ideal target systems

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Scientific Context

    • Cole Johnston
    Pages 1-34

  4. The O+B Eclipsing Binary HD 165246

    • Cole Johnston
    Pages 53-80

  6. Binary Asteroseismology

    • Cole Johnston
    Pages 113-132

  8. Towards Constraining Tidal Mixing: U Gru

    • Cole Johnston
    Pages 147-161

  9. Final Remarks

    • Cole Johnston
    Pages 163-173

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 175-198
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About this book

This thesis by Cole Johnston brings novel insights into the inner workings of young massive stars. By bridging the observational fields of binary stars and asteroseismology this thesis uses state of the art statistical techniques to scrutinise  theories of modern stellar astrophysics. Developing upon the commonly used isochrone fitting methodology, the author introduces the idea of isochrone cloud fitting in order to account for the full breadth of physics observed in stars. The author combines this methodology with gravity mode asteroseismic analysis to asses the level of chemical mixing deep within the stellar core in order to determine the star‘s age and core mass. Wrapped into a robust statistical framework to account for correlations, this methodology is employed to analyse individual stars, multiple systems, and clusters alike to demonstrate that chemical mixing has dramatic impact on stellar structure and evolution.
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Keywords

  • Asteroseismology massive stars
  • Stellar Evolution
  • Stellar Interiors massive stars
  • Binary Stars
  • Convective stellar cores
  • Stellar Clusters
  • Isochrones in stars
  • Stellar Models
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Physics and Astronomy, Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

    Cole Johnston

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About the author

 Cole Johnston began his academic career at the Department of Astrophysics and Planetary Science at Villanova University, where he engaged in undergraduate research projects with Profs. Ed Guinan and Andrej Prsa. Before graduating, he traveled to the University of Central Lancashire to work with Prof. Don Kurtz for a summer and to KU Leuven to study under Prof. Conny Aerts. Upon graduating from Villanova, Cole returned to Belgium with the support of the Belgian American Educational Foundation to enroll in the Master of Astronomy and Astrophysics.  Upon completion of his MSc, Cole began his PhD under the supervision of Prof. Conny Aerts and Drs. Steven Bloemen and Andrew Tkachenko.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Interior Modelling of Massive Stars in Multiple Systems

  • Authors: Cole Johnston

  • Series Title: Springer Theses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66310-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-66309-4Published: 22 May 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-66312-4Published: 23 May 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-66310-0Published: 21 May 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 198

  • Number of Illustrations: 49 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Astrophysics, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

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