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Tides in Massive Binaries: Numerical Solutions and Semi-Analytical Comparisons
Meng Sun, Hongbo Xia, Seth Gossage +5
We present a systematic comparison between the tidal secular evolution timescales predicted by the direct numerical method and those given by the commonly used semi-analytic prescr…
Numerical Non-Adiabatic Tidal Calculations with GYRE-tides: The WASP-12 Test Case
Meng Sun, Richard H. D. Townsend, Hongbo Xia +1
We revisit the tidal evolution of the WASP-12 system using direct numerical calculations with the GYRE-tides code. WASP-12b is a hot Jupiter on a 1.1-day orbit around a slightly ev…
The impact of radiative levitation on mode excitation of main-sequence B-type pulsators
R. Rehm, J. S. G. Mombarg, C. Aerts +3
Numerical computations of stellar oscillations for models representative of B-type stars predict fewer modes to be excited than observations reveal from modern space-based photomet…
The coevolution of migrating planets and their pulsating stars through episodic resonance locking
Jared Bryan, Julien de Wit, Meng Sun +2
Hot Jupiters are expected to form far from their host star and move toward close-in, circular orbits via a smooth, monotonic decay due to mild and constant tidal dissipation. Yet,…
Modelling time-dependent convective penetration in 1D stellar evolution
Cole Johnston, Mathias Michielsen, Evan H. Anders +7
1D stellar evolution calculations produce uncertain predictions for quantities like the age, core mass, core compactness, and nucleo-synthetic yields; a key source of uncertainty i…
MESA-Web: A cloud resource for stellar evolution in astronomy curricula
Carl E. Fields, Richard H. D. Townsend, A. L. Dotter +2
We present MESA-Web, a cloud resource with an online interface to the Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics (MESA) software instrument. MESA-Web allows learners to evolve…
Stellar Cruise Control: Weakened Magnetic Braking Leads to Sustained Rapid Rotation of Old Stars
Nicholas Saunders, Jennifer L. van Saders, Alexander J. Lyttle +8
Despite a growing sample of precisely measured stellar rotation periods and ages, the strength of magnetic braking and the degree of departure from standard (Skumanich-like) spindo…
On the sensitivity of gravito-inertial modes to differential rotation in intermediate-mass main-sequence stars
T. Van Reeth, J. S. G. Mombarg, S. Mathis +9
Context. While rotation has a major impact on stellar structure and evolution, its effects are not well understood. Thanks to high- quality and long timebase photometric observatio…