The light elements in a helio- and asteroseismic perspective
Abstract
Asteroseismology is a powerful tool to derive stellar parameters, including the helium content and internal helium gradients, and the macroscopic motions which can lead to lithium, beryllium, and boron abundance variations. Precise determinations of these parameters need deep analyses for each individual stars. After a general introduction on helio and asteroseismology, I first discuss the solar case, the results which have been obtained in the past two decades, and the crisis induced by the new determination of the abundances of heavy elements. Then I discuss asteroseismology in relation with light element abundances, especially for the case of main sequence stars.
- Publication:
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Light Elements in the Universe
- Pub Date:
- April 2010
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2010IAUS..268..387V
- Keywords:
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- Sun: abundances;
- heliosismology – stars: interiors