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Constraints on the Structure, Evolution, and Approach to Thermonuclear Runaway in Intermediate Mass and Massive Stars
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posted on 2013-04-19, 00:00 authored by Michelle Marie DolanThis thesis provides an assessment of stellar evolution models for intermediate-mass and massive stars in advanced stages of evolution through a detailed cooperation between simulations and observations of nearby stars and eclipsing binary stars. We also make a detailed study of the approach to unstable helium burning, the core flash, and thermally pulsing phases. We formed the first detailed analysis of how such burning evolves from quasi-statics to explosive helium burning as a function of progenitor mass.
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Date Modified
2017-06-02Defense Date
2012-11-09Research Director(s)
Peter GarnavichCommittee Members
Peter Garnavich Christopher Kolda Christopher Howk Grant MathewsDegree
- Doctor of Philosophy
Degree Level
- Doctoral Dissertation
Language
- English
Alternate Identifier
etd-04192013-030513Publisher
University of Notre DameProgram Name
- Physics
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