Synthetic H-R Diagrams as an Observational Test of Stellar Evolution Theory

Mathews, G. J.; Becker, S. A.; Brunish, W. M.

doi:10.1007/978-94-009-6348-1_15

G. J. Mathews³,
S. A. Becker⁴ &
W. M. Brunish⁴

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Synthetic H-R diagrams are constructed from a grid of stellar models. These are compared directly with observations of young clusters in the LMC and SMC as a test of the models and as a means to determine the age, age dispersion, and composition of the clusters. Significant discrepancies between the observed and model H-R diagrams indicate the possible influences of convective overshoot, large AGB mass-loss rates, and the best value for the mixing length parameter.

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Mathews, G.J., Becker, S.A., Brunish, W.M. (1984). Synthetic H-R Diagrams as an Observational Test of Stellar Evolution Theory. In: Chiosi, C., Renzini, A. (eds) Stellar Nucleosynthesis. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 109. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6348-1_15

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