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ASTEC—the Aarhus STellar Evolution Code

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The Aarhus code is the result of a long development, starting in 1974, and still ongoing. A novel feature is the integration of the computation of adiabatic oscillations for specified models as part of the code. It offers substantial flexibility in terms of microphysics and has been carefully tested for the computation of solar models. However, considerable development is still required in the treatment of nuclear reactions, diffusion and convective mixing.

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Christensen-Dalsgaard, J. ASTEC—the Aarhus STellar Evolution Code. Astrophys Space Sci 316, 13–24 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-007-9675-5

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