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Type of talk
Seminar
Speaker
Prof. Chris Engelbrecht
Affiliation
University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Venue
Auditorium
Abstract

Serious questions concerning our knowledge of stellar structure and evolution can be addressed through the asteroseismology of hot stars in the LMC and SMC. There is an apparent discrepancy between the theoretical prediction of pulsational instability in B stars and what w observe in nature. This discrepancy appears to relate to the way the metal content of hot stars affects their internal structure. The LMC and SMC are ideal testing grounds for our theories. A long-term project to study this problem at Sutherland in South Africa will be reviewed.

Email Speaker
chrise@uj.ac.za
About Speaker

Prof. Engelbrecht is working at Department of Physics, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Email Host
santosh@aries.res.in
Host Name
Dr. Santosh Joshi
Host Phone (ext/mob)
223