1961-2011: Fifty years of Hayashi tracks
Abstract
Fifty years after the seminal paper by Prof. C. Hayashi, the field of pre-main sequence (PMS) evolution still plays a fundamental role in observational and theoretical astrophysics. In this contribution, I highlight the contribution made by Hayashi in establishing the theoretical foundation of early stellar evolution. Then, I discuss the changes of the classical theory introduced by the inclusion of protostellar evolution in PMS models and present selected results on young stars.
- Publication:
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First Stars IV - from Hayashi to the Future -
- Pub Date:
- September 2012
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.4754323
- Bibcode:
- 2012AIPC.1480...22P
- Keywords:
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- pre-main-sequence stars;
- stellar evolution;
- 97.10.Cv;
- 97.21.+a;
- Stellar structure interiors evolution nucleosynthesis ages;
- Pre-main sequence objects young stellar objects and protostars